9th Apr 2013 07:00
WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC - Wood Group PSN extends North Sea contract with TOTALWOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC - Wood Group PSN extends North Sea contract with TOTAL
PR Newswire
London, April 8
April 9, 2013
Wood Group PSN extends major North Sea contract with TOTAL
Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) has secured a significant two year North Sea contractextension with TOTAL E&P UK Ltd (TOTAL). Based on historical turnover, theaward is anticipated to be valued at USD $150 million.
Under the contract, WGPSN will continue to provide engineering, procurement,construction and commissioning services to TOTAL's Alwyn, Dunbar, Elgin andFranklin offshore platforms and the St Fergus onshore gas plant.
TOTAL first awarded WGPSN the contract ten years ago. Effective 31 March, 2013,it supports 200 onshore and 100 offshore jobs in the UK.
David Stewart, UK managing director for WGPSN said: "This contract renewal istestament to the quality and standards of the services we provide. It's animportant contract in our UK business and we are proud to continue to work withTOTAL to deliver a range of technically challenging projects. The awardrecognises the ongoing improvements achieved and provides a platform to furtherenhance our reputation with a major international company."
In the UK, WGPSN employs more than 8,000 people working onshore and offshore.The company has UK offices in Aberdeen, Glasgow, Runcorn and Hull.
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Notes to Editors:
Wood Group is an international energy services company with around $7bn sales,employing about 43,000 people worldwide and operating in 50 countries. TheGroup has three businesses - Wood Group Engineering, Wood Group PSN and WoodGroup GTS - providing a range of engineering, production support, maintenancemanagement and industrial gas turbine overhaul and repair services to the oil &gas, and power generation industries worldwide. www.woodgroup.com
Wood Group PSN is a global provider of pre-operations, hook up & commissioning,operations & maintenance, engineering, construction, project management,training and decommissioning services to the energy industry. Employing over29,000 people in more than 35 countries, Wood Group PSN offers high integrity,brownfield services that support customers to optimise performance, maintainproduction, reduce operating costs and provide integrity assurance.www.woodgroup-psn.com
For further information contact:
Kerry Sedge, PR Manager, Wood Group PSN
Tel: +61 4 175 78000, email: [email protected]
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