(Corrects to make clear core profit in pars 1 and 2 refers toengineering division)
LONDON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - British energy services firm WoodGroup said on Friday a slowdown in Canada would weigh onresults into next year, but confirmed it expects core profit atits engineering division to grow 10 to 15 percent in 2013, inline with a revised target.
Wood Group brought down its 2013 core profit, or earningsbefore interest, tax and amortisation (EBITA), guidance forengineering in August, to 10-15 percent from 15 percent, on theback of weakness in Canada's tar sands market, which the companyalso said would make 2014 a challenging year.
"Our business in western Canada has remained subdued," thecompany said in a statement on Friday.
Canada's land-locked western province of Alberta is home tothe tar sands, one of the world's largest crude oil deposits.Plans to carry the oil west to the coast for export to Asia andsouth to U.S. markets have become mired in political andenvironmental controversy.
The company is a leading service provider to the tar sandssector. (Reporting by Stephen Eisenhammer; Editing by ClaraFerreira-Marques and David Holmes)