NEWS - March 25, 2003


    
  Boots & Coots Subcontracted to Extinguish Oil Well Fires in Iraq

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HOUSTON, Texas, March 25, 2003 -- Boots & Coots International Well Control, Inc. (AMEX: WEL - News) has been subcontracted by Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) to supply firefighting and well control services in Iraq. The Company was originally contacted to assist in developing a plan for evaluating and extinguishing potential oil well fires in Iraq and has provided specialized firefighting and well capping equipment for the project.

Currently, the Company has teams of senior well control and engineering specialists, contracted to KBR, preparing to start the initial phase of the project. Boots & Coots faced a similar task in 1991 when they were brought into Kuwait to control some 240 of the over 700 burning wells following the Gulf War.

Boots & Coots President Brian Krause stated, “We have surveyed these wells and are preparing to mobilize the equipment. We will begin stabilization of the wells once the location around the wells is secure.”

Boots & Coots CEO Jerry Winchester stated, “In light of the news release from the DOD and KBR, we are pleased to be able to make this announcement. In addition, we are certainly pleased to be working for KBR and Halliburton on such an important project and are proud to be able to assist our country in this effort.”


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About Boots & Coots

Boots & Coots International Well Control, Inc., Houston, Texas, provides a suite of integrated oilfield services centered on the prevention, emergency response and restoration of blowouts and well fires around the world. Boots & Coots' proprietary risk management program, WELLSURE®, combines traditional well control insurance with post-event response as well as preventative services, giving oil and gas operators and insurance underwriters a medium for effective management of well control insurance policies. The Company's SafeGuard program, developed for regional producers and operators sponsored by Boots & Coots, provides dedicated emergency response services, risk assessment and contingency planning, and continuous training and education in all aspects of critical well management. For more information, visit the Company's web site at http://www.bootsandcoots.com .

Certain statements included in this news release are intended as "forward- looking statements" under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Boots & Coots cautions that actual future results may vary materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements. More information about the risks and uncertainties relating to these forward- looking statements are found in Boots & Coots' SEC filings, which are available free of charge on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov.

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