Exhibit 23





                                 
                   INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
                                 
                                 
                                 

The Retirement Plans Committee
Willbros USA, Inc. Employees' Investment Plan:

We  consent  to  incorporation  by reference  in  the  registration
statement  on Form S-8 (No. 333-21399) of Willbros Group,  Inc.  of
our  report  dated May 9, 1997, relating to the statements  of  net
assets available for plan benefits of Willbros USA, Inc. Employees'
Investment  Plan as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, 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, 1996
annual  report  on  Form  11-K  of Willbros  USA,  Inc.  Employees'
Investment Plan.

                                   KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP





Tulsa, Oklahoma
June 27, 1997