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Exhibit 23
Independent Auditors' Consent
Board of Directors
Willbros Group, Inc.:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration
statement (No. 333-21399) on Form S-8 of Willbros Group, Inc. of
our report dated May 19, 2000, relating to the statements of net
assets available for plan benefits of Willbros Employees' 401(k)
Investment Plan as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related
statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for
the years then ended, which report appears in the December 31, 1999
annual report on Form 11-K of Willbros Employees' 401(k) Investment
Plan.
KPMG LLP
Tulsa, Oklahoma
June 28, 2000
