Willbros Awarded Canadian Pipeline Construction Project

Thursday, Sep 09, 2010

Willbros Group, Inc. (NYSE: WG) announced today that its Canadian unit, Willbros Canada, has executed a contract to perform construction of "Spread C" for Pembina Pipeline Corporation's Nipisi & Mitsue Pipeline Projects. In addition to the recent Pembina award for construction of six (6) pump stations, Willbros will also construct approximately 90 km of dual 20 inch and 8 inch pipeline near Slave Lake, Alberta. Construction is scheduled to begin in December and the pipeline is expected to be in service in mid-2011. The two pipelines will expand Pembina's operating system in the vicinity of Whitecourt, Swan Hills, Slave Lake and north to the existing Nipisi Terminal.

Randy Harl, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are pleased to have another opportunity to work for Pembina in support of their heavy oil pipeline transportation capacity expansion efforts. We have seen marked improvement in the Canadian hydrocarbon market and we look forward to delivering superior quality and value to Pembina."

Willbros Group, Inc. is an independent contractor serving the oil, gas, power, refining and petrochemical industries, providing engineering, construction, turnaround, maintenance, life cycle extension services and facilities development and operations services to industry and government entities worldwide. For more information on Willbros, please visit our web site at www.willbros.com.

Source: Willbros Group