About Us
CB&I is the world's leading designer and builder of storage facilities, tanks and terminals. With more than 60,000 structures completed throughout our 130+ year history, we have the global expertise and strategically-located operations to provide customers world-class storage solutions for even the most complex energy infrastructure projects.
Our History
Established in 1889 by Horace E. Horton, CB&I has a rich history marked by significant milestones and notable accomplishments.
1894
First Elevated Water Storage Tank
1923
World’s First Field-Erected Spherical Pressure Vessel
![1923](https://cms.jibecdn.com/prod/cbi-careers-about/assets/LP-SKU-F5-ICON_2-en-us-1698220659541.png)
1939
First Watersphere
![1939](https://cms.jibecdn.com/prod/cbi-careers-about/assets/LP-SKU-F5-ICON_3-en-us-1698220672497.jpg)
1950
First Automatic Girth Welder
![1950](https://cms.jibecdn.com/prod/cbi-careers-about/assets/LP-SKU-F5-ICON_4-en-us-1698220687730.png)
1958
First Double-Wall LNG Storage Tank
2022
World’s
![1965](https://cms.jibecdn.com/prod/cbi-careers-about/assets/LP-SKU-F5-ICON_6-en-us-1698220727924.jpg)
1965
World’s First Commercial LNG Peak Shaver Facility
![1981](https://cms.jibecdn.com/prod/cbi-careers-about/assets/LP-SKU-F5-ICON_7-en-us-1700072003364.jpg)
1981
World’s First Concrete Full Containment Storage Tank
![1989](https://cms.jibecdn.com/prod/cbi-careers-about/assets/LP-SKU-F5-ICON_8-en-us-1700072048807.jpg)
1989
First Egg-Shaped Digester
![1993](https://cms.jibecdn.com/prod/cbi-careers-about/assets/LP-SKU-F5-ICON_9-en-us-1698220762648.png)
1993
Hypersonic Air-Breathing Propulsion System Wind Tunnel & Systems (Photo Credit NASA)
![2017](https://cms.jibecdn.com/prod/cbi-careers-about/assets/LP-SKU-F5-ICON_10-en-us-1701896769576.png)
2017
CB&I™ Storage completes roof air raises for world’s largest ever liquid nitrogen and liquid oxygen storage tanks
2022
World’s Largest
Hydrogen Sphere
1894
First Elevated Water Storage Tank
1923
![1923](https://cms.jibecdn.com/prod/cbi-careers-about/assets/LP-SKU-F5-ICON_2-en-us-1698220659541.png)
World’s First Field-Erected Spherical Pressure Vessel
1939
![1939](https://cms.jibecdn.com/prod/cbi-careers-about/assets/LP-SKU-F5-ICON_3-en-us-1698220672497.jpg)
First Watersphere
1950
![1950](https://cms.jibecdn.com/prod/cbi-careers-about/assets/LP-SKU-F5-ICON_4-en-us-1698220687730.png)
First Automatic Girth Welder
1958
First Double-Wall LNG Storage Tank
1965
![1965](https://cms.jibecdn.com/prod/cbi-careers-about/assets/LP-SKU-F5-ICON_6-en-us-1698220727924.jpg)
World’s First Commercial LNG Peak Shaver Facility
1981
![1981](https://cms.jibecdn.com/prod/cbi-careers-about/assets/LP-SKU-F5-ICON_7-en-us-1700072003364.jpg)
World’s First Concrete Full Containment Storage Tank
1989
![1989](https://cms.jibecdn.com/prod/cbi-careers-about/assets/LP-SKU-F5-ICON_8-en-us-1700072048807.jpg)
First Egg-Shaped Digester
1993
![1993](https://cms.jibecdn.com/prod/cbi-careers-about/assets/LP-SKU-F5-ICON_9-en-us-1698220762648.png)
Hypersonic Air-Breathing Propulsion System Wind Tunnel & Systems (Photo Credit NASA)
2017
![2017](https://cms.jibecdn.com/prod/cbi-careers-about/assets/LP-SKU-F5-ICON_10-en-us-1701896769576.png)
CB&I™ Storage completes roof air raises for world’s largest ever liquid nitrogen and liquid oxygen storage tanks
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Building a Sustainable Future
Since CB&I was founded, we have been at the forefront of the energy industry. To us, sustainability means delivering complex projects that meet the demands of our ever-changing world while reducing the impact of our operations on the environment.