Wood Group GTS awarded $3M South American rotor overhaul and parts supply

HOUSTON, Sept. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Wood Group GTS has been awarded a US$3M contract to provide the rotor overhaul and new parts for a Frame 9E gas turbine at a power plant in Uruguay.  

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Over a five-month term, Wood Group GTS will provide a full set of first, second and third stage buckets for the gas turbine rotor and any necessary compressor blades.

"Wood Group GTS has a track record of service innovation geared toward lowering the cost of ownership for industrial gas turbine operators," said Frank Avery, president of Wood Group GTS - Power Plant Services. "Wood Group GTS' depth of technical expertise and global capabilities make us an ideal maintenance partner. We are committed to delivering quality parts and services our customers need to ensure optimum performance of their gas turbine equipment."

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Wood Group GTS is a leading independent provider of rotating equipment services and solutions for clients in the power and oil & gas markets. Worldwide, these services include: power plant engineering, procurement and construction; facility operations & maintenance; repair & overhaul, optimisation and upgrade of gas, wind and steam turbines, pumps, compressors and other high-speed rotating equipment. www.woodgroupgts.com

Wood Group is an international energy services company with around $7bn sales, around 43,000 people worldwide and operating in 50 countries. The Group has three businesses – Wood Group Engineering, Wood Group PSN and Wood Group GTS  - 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.  www.woodgroup.com

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