Wood - Environment & Infrastructure business

What Wood - Environment & Infrastructure business does

Wood (legal entity: John Wood Group PLC) is a global engineering and consulting firm headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland, with a workforce of 10,000+ employees serving the energy and materials sectors. The company delivers a comprehensive portfolio of services spanning the full industrial asset lifecycle: advisory, engineering, project delivery, asset management (including operations and maintenance, modifications, commissioning, and decommissioning), decarbonisation, and digitalisation. Its client base is anchored in IOC/NOC operators (PetroChina, Woodside), mining companies (Denison Mines), governments, and large industrial operators across the UK, Middle East, Australia, Canada, and the Americas. Wood's customer segments are organised horizontally across eight verticals: Oil & Gas (upstream, midstream, petrochemicals and refining), Carbon Capture (CCUS), Hydrogen, Power, Renewables, Chemicals, Life Sciences (including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and cell & gene therapy), and Minerals & Metals/Mining.

Underpinning the service portfolio is a digital technology stack branded across five capability areas: Asset Health (digital monitoring and analytics), Automation & Systems Integration (industrial OT integration), Digital Asset & DataOps (digital twin and data operations), Digital-Led Decarbonisation, and Process Optimisation. The company claims these digital solutions have mitigated over $1 billion in design risk across projects. A specific AI-enabled maintenance product called 'maintAI' is offered under Life Sciences services. The underlying platform architecture emphasises integration and interoperability with existing industrial control systems rather than standalone AI products.

Wood's business model combines three primary revenue streams: (1) Engineering and Project Delivery Services, executed via long-term project contracts including EPC and EPCM awards; (2) Operations and Maintenance Contracts, structured as managed services generating recurring revenue (e.g., the 10-year Rio Grande LNG facility maintenance contract); and (3) Consulting and Advisory Services, covering carbon advisory, sustainability consulting, and technical consulting for energy transition projects. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is determined through direct negotiation with enterprise clients under B2B project-based and contract structures. Go-to-market is exclusively direct enterprise sales to large industrial and governmental clients, supported by a multi-channel marketing presence across LinkedIn, Twitter/X, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and a corporate news/insights blog. In November 2025, the company was acquired by Middle East-based Sidara for approximately £216 million, taking it private, with 2024 accounts disclosing a significant pre-tax loss of $2.76 billion.

Name

Wood - Environment & Infrastructure business

Legal name

John Wood Group Limited

Website

https://woodplc.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1912

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Wood (John Wood Group PLC) is a global engineering and consulting firm providing advisory, engineering, project delivery, asset management, and digitalisation services across oil & gas, mining, energy transition, chemicals, life sciences, and renewables sectors for IOC/NOC operators and large industrial clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting and Project Delivery Services

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Management & General Contracting (EPCM, Scheduling, QA/QC, HSE) (EUAMAFAJ)

Keywords

• Engineering consulting
• Project delivery services
• Asset management
• Decarbonisation solutions
• Industrial digital solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Aberdeen

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Project Delivery Services: Wood provides engineering, project management, EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) and EPCM (Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management) services on major energy and materials projects globally. Revenue is generated through long-term project contracts with IOC/NOC operators and governments.
2. Operations and Maintenance Contracts: Long-term maintenance and asset management contracts (e.g., 10-year Rio Grande LNG facility maintenance, operations & maintenance services) generating recurring service revenue from operating assets.
3. Consulting and Advisory Services: Advisory services including carbon advisory, sustainability consulting, and technical consulting across energy transition and decarbonisation projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Wood's Environment & Infrastructure business provides consulting, engineering, project delivery, asset management, and decarbonisation services to energy and materials customers across the full asset lifecycle. Offerings span early-stage advising, detailed engineering, EPC/PMC project delivery, operations and maintenance, modifications, commissioning and decommissioning, supported by digital industrial solutions covering asset health, automation and systems integration, digital asset & DataOps, digital-led decarbonisation, and process optimisation.

Product overview

Wood is a global engineering and consulting firm providing a comprehensive portfolio of services for energy and materials industries. The company operates as a unified platform offering advising, engineering, project delivery, and asset management services across the asset lifecycle. Their digitalisation solutions (asset health, automation & systems integration, digital asset & DataOps, digital-led decarbonisation, and process optimisation) complement their core services, with the company claiming their digital solutions have mitigated over $1bn worth of design risk. The firm serves diverse market sectors including Oil & Gas (upstream, midstream, petrochemicals and refining), Carbon Capture (CCUS), Hydrogen, Power, Renewables (wind and solar), Chemicals, Life Sciences (pharmaceuticals, biotechnology), and Minerals & Metals/Mining. Asset management services include operations and maintenance, modifications, commissioning, and decommissioning. Wood is now part of Sidara.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wood: Global engineering and consulting for energy and materials

Products and services

• Advising Services Strategic and technical advisory services supporting energy and materials clients on early-stage project shaping, asset strategy, energy transition, and decarbonisation planning.
• Engineering Services Detailed engineering, design, and technical services across upstream, midstream, downstream, power, renewables, hydrogen, carbon capture, chemicals, life sciences, and minerals & metals.
• Project Delivery EPC and PMC project execution, programme management, and construction delivery for complex industrial and energy capital projects.
• Asset Management Operations and maintenance, modifications, commissioning, and decommissioning services for energy and industrial assets across their operating life.
• Decarbonisation Solutions Engineering, advisory, and programme delivery for hydrogen, carbon capture, renewables, and energy transition decarbonisation initiatives for energy and materials clients.
• Digital Industrial Solutions Digital solutions for industrial asset optimisation spanning asset health, automation & systems integration, digital asset & DataOps, digital-led decarbonisation, and process optimisation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $1 billion of design risk mitigated through digital solutions
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Denison Mines Corp.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 February 2026Denison Mines awarded Wood Canada a construction management contract to oversee building the Phoenix uranium mine in Saskatchewan. This represents a key milestone for the project, part of the Wheeler River joint venture, with construction planned to start after receiving necessary permits. Denison has secured environmental approval and is progressing towards final investment decisions.
• PetroChinacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 November 2025Wood secured a new contract with PetroChina to provide project management, engineering, and EPC services at the West Qurna 1 oilfield in Iraq. The agreement extends Wood's over-decade-long involvement at the field, supporting Iraq's energy security with nearly 200 employees across Iraq and the UAE.
• Infrastructure OntariominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 November 2025GHD (a Wood Group company or affiliate) was selected by Infrastructure Ontario to lead a feasibility study for a new pipeline corridor across Ontario, examining technical, social, and economic aspects to carry Western Canadian oil and gas from Alberta and Saskatchewan.
• WoodsidecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Wood won a $65 million EPCM extension on the Woodside North West Shelf project in Australia, continuing a long-standing relationship with Woodside Energy. Wood also secured a 10-year maintenance contract for Rio Grande LNG facility, demonstrating deep field execution capabilities in LNG.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Bechtel Corporation: Bechtel is a privately held, larger EPC incumbent that competes with Wood for megaprojects in LNG, mining, nuclear, and infrastructure. Like Wood, it offers end-to-end project delivery plus digital and decarbonisation services across the asset lifecycle.
• AECOM: AECOM is a broad engineering/consulting incumbent that overlaps with Wood in environmental, infrastructure, and energy-transition advisory. It competes particularly for decarbonisation, hydrogen, and large programme management mandates.
• WSP Global: WSP is a broad engineering/professional-services incumbent covering energy, environment, and infrastructure. It overlaps with Wood's Environment & Infrastructure business unit, especially on sustainability advisory, environmental permitting, and asset management mandates.

Direct peers

• McDermott International: McDermott is a direct peer in onshore/offshore EPC solutions for energy infrastructure, with strong overlap to Wood in LNG, midstream, and energy-transition front-end design and project delivery.
• Fluor Corporation: Fluor is a direct peer — a global EPCM firm with parallel offerings in upstream/midstream energy, mining, carbon capture, and government services. It competes with Wood for large IOC/NOC megaprojects and pursues similar energy-transition diversification.
• Worley Limited: Worley is the closest direct peer to Wood — a global engineering, procurement, construction management, and advisory firm serving energy, chemicals, and resources. Both compete for the same IOC/NOC EPCM mandates, transition work in hydrogen and CCUS, and have comparable international footprints anchored in the UK/Australia energy corridor.
• KBR, Inc. KBR is a direct peer delivering engineering, procurement, construction, and technology solutions across energy, chemicals, and government services. Its Government Solutions and Sustainable Technology segments parallel Wood's diversified industrial EPCM footprint.
• TechnipFMC: TechnipFMC is a direct peer delivering subsea, offshore, surface, and LNG/energy-transition project services for oil & gas operators. It competes head-to-head with Wood for EPCM and project delivery work in LNG, midstream, and emerging offshore/CCUS developments.
• Saipem: Saipem is a direct peer providing engineering, procurement, project management, and drilling services for oil & gas, LNG, and energy-transition infrastructure. It directly contests Wood on large international EPC and EPCM awards, particularly in MENA and offshore.
• Jacobs Solutions: Jacobs is a direct peer providing engineering, technical, scientific, and consulting services to energy, advanced manufacturing, and critical infrastructure clients. It competes with Wood's advisory and project delivery book across energy transition and life sciences.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/woodgroupltd
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• Instagraminstagram.com/woodgroupglobal

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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