WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC - Wood Group automation engineering svces for ExxonMobil

  Wood Group provides automation engineering services for ExxonMobil Chemical
                             petrochemical project

HOUSTON, February 26, 2015 - Wood Group is providing process control systems
detailed engineering, procurement and fabrication services for the
multi-billion dollar expansion project by ExxonMobil Chemical Company at the
Baytown and Mont Belvieu plants near Houston. The work is being performed by
Wood Group Mustang's (WG Mustang's) Automation and Control business unit.

WG Mustang Automation and Control's multi-million dollar project scope includes
procurement, integration and packaging of the distributed control systems,
safety instrumented systems, analyzers, information and telecommunications
systems, and other associated equipment that will help the expanded plants to
run safely, efficiently and within environment regulations.

"ExxonMobil Chemical involved our team early in the project to establish
interfaces and ensure alignment and cooperation with the EPC contractors,"
explained Richard Seale, WG Mustang Automation and Control president. "This
early engagement is resulting in a fit-for-purpose design that will ensure the
automation systems provide ExxonMobil Chemical with the best-possible
operability and cost-effective solutions."

WG Mustang Automation and Control is a two-time recipient of Control
Engineering Magazine's System Integrator of the Year award.

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Notes to editors:

Wood Group is an international energy services company with over $7bn sales.
The Group is built on our Core Values and has three businesses - Wood Group
PSN, Wood Group Kenny and Wood Group Mustang - providing a range of
engineering, production support, and maintenance management services to the oil
and gas, and power generation industries worldwide.  For more information,
visit www.woodgroup.com.

Wood Group Mustang provides award-winning services to the global energy
industry. From concept to completion, Wood Group Mustang delivers project
management, construction management, engineering and procurement services to
the offshore, onshore, oil sands, pipeline, refining, chemicals, industrial and
automation sectors, operating in countries throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, the
Middle East, Latin America and North America.  For more information, visit
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ExxonMobil Chemical's multi-billion dollar project will add an ethane cracker
with capacity of up to 1.5 million tons per year of ethylene to the Baytown
Olefins Plant and two new 650,000 tons per year polyethylene lines to its Mont
Belvieu Plastics Plant. The project is the largest-ever investment in the U.S.
by ExxonMobil Chemical. Additional information about the project is available
here.



For further information contact:

Carolyn Smith, External Affairs - UK, Wood Group
Tel: [phone], email: [e-mail]

Bobbie Ireland, External Affairs - US, Wood Group
Tel: [phone], Cell: [phone], email: [e-mail]

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