Willbros Awarded Multi-Year Engineering Services Contract

abarrelfull wrote on 09 Sep 2011 12:19
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Willbros Group, Inc. (NYSE: WG) announced today that its Downstream segment has been awarded a multi-year contract to provide project engineering services at the HOVENSA Refinery in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Willbros will provide front-end engineering and design and detailed design for multiple projects throughout the facility. The work will be primarily performed with a team located at the client's facility with additional support provided by the Company's downstream engineering offices in Louisiana.

Randy Harl, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "Willbros has provided quality services to HOVENSA for years. We are pleased that HOVENSA recognizes our successful history and we will continue this relationship for many years to come. Additionally, this award complements the alliance agreements we have in Trinidad and Aruba and furthers our objective to grow our revenue base with more recurring services. We look forward to working with HOVENSA and are privileged that they have selected us for this important assignment."

Willbros Group, Inc. is a global contractor specializing in energy infrastructure serving the oil, gas and power industries. Our offerings include engineering, procurement and construction (individually or as an integrated "EPC" service offering), refinery turnarounds, ongoing maintenance and other specialty services to industry and government entities worldwide. For more information on Willbros, please visit our web site at www.willbros.com.

HOVENSA operates a world-class refinery on the Caribbean island of St. Croix in the United States Virgin Islands. This refinery is one of the thirty largest in the world with a crude oil processing capacity of 350,000 barrels per day (BPD). HOVENSA operates its facilities on 2,000 acres of land on the south shore of St. Croix and employs a culturally diverse community with approximately 2,500 direct and contract employees from countries circling the globe.

• Willbros Awarded Multi-Year Engineering Services Contract

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