UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549



                                    FORM 8-K


                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)          January 26, 2005     
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                              WILLBROS GROUP, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                               Republic of Panama
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


                                           
          1-11953                                        98-0160660
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   (Commission File Number)                   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

    Plaza 2000 Building, 50th Street, 8th Floor, P.O. Box 0816-01098, Panama, Republic of Panama
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         (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                                 (Zip Code)


                                 (50-7) 213-0947
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 8.01.  OTHER EVENTS.



     A copy of the Registrant's press release dated January 26, 2005, is
     attached as an exhibit hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     (c) The following exhibit is filed herewith:

         99    Press release dated January 26, 2005, issued by the Registrant.




                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                     WILLBROS GROUP, INC.


Date:  January 26, 2005               By:    /s/ Warren L. Williams           
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                                         Warren L. Williams
                                         Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
                                         Officer and Treasurer



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No.   Description
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99            Press Release dated January 26, 2005, issued by the Registrant.