Envia Therm re-awards Wood Group $8 million service contract for GE Frame 6B gas turbines

Thursday 4th February - Wood Group GTS has renewed its flexible service agreement with envia THERM GmbH (envia THERM) in Groâkayna & Wolfen, Germany valued at approximately $8 million.

Wood Group GTS under its flexible service agreement will exclusively provide a wide range of major maintenance services for planned and unplanned maintenance of envia THERM's four GE Frame 6B gas turbines. These services range from component supply & repair and field service outages, to unplanned outage response.

Mark Papworth, CEO, Wood Group GTS, said: "We are pleased that envia THERM has chosen Wood Group GTS to service their gas turbines for the next six years. The key to this contract retention is Wood Group GTS's provision of industry-leading services, quality and responsiveness provided by our experienced team, to meet envia THERM's business needs and maximise the availability and reliability of their turbines. envia THERM has been a satisfied customer of Wood Group GTS for the last six years."

Mr. Wiegelmann and Mr. Hoehne, both managing director of envia THERM GmbH, impressed with high quality of service received from Wood Group GTS, commented, "We operate in a very competitive environment and therefore need the right service partner to maximise availability and performance of our gas turbines. Wood Group GTS has excellent experience with GE Frame engines in this region. Through provision of an experienced workforce and by being responsive to our needs, they have proven themselves as the ideal independent service provider."

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Notes to editors:

Wood Group is an international energy services company with approximately $5bn sales, employing approximately 28,000 people worldwide and operating in 50 countries. The Group has three businesses - Engineering & Production Facilities, Well Support, and Gas Turbine Services - providing a range of engineering, production support, maintenance management and industrial gas turbine overhaul and repair services to the oil & gas, and power generation industries worldwide.

Wood Group GTS, a division of Wood Group, is a leading worldwide independent provider of operations, maintenance, repair and overhaul services for gas turbines, steam turbines, generators, and other high-speed rotating equipment, including pumps and compressors. The company also repairs gas turbine accessories and components and provides power plants on a turnkey basis.

envia THERM was established in 2006 with the task of assuming the entire production capacity the enviaM group. Based in Bitterfeld-Wolfen, this subsidiary of envia Mitteldeutsche Energie AG operates combined heat and power facilities in several locations in Eastern Germany.

For further information contact:
Carolyn Smith, Director, Corporate Communications - Eastern Hemisphere
Tel: +44 (0) 1224 851099
Email: Carolyn.smith@woodgroup.com

Bobbie Ireland, Corporate Communications - Americas
Tel: +1 (281) 828 3505
Email: bobbie.ireland@woodgroup.com