Exhibit 23





                                 
                   INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
                                 
                                 
                                 

The Retirement Plans Committee
Willbros Employees' 401(k) 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 June 22, 1998, relating to the statements of net
assets available for plan benefits of Willbros Employees' 401(k)
Investment Plan as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, 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, 1997
annual report on Form 11-K of Willbros Employees' 401(k) Investment
Plan.



                                   KPMG PEAT MARWICK







Tulsa, Oklahoma
June 29, 1998