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

1939
First Watersphere

1950
First Automatic Girth Welder

1958
First Double-Wall LNG Storage Tank
2022
World’s

1965
World’s First Commercial LNG Peak Shaver Facility

1981
World’s First Concrete Full Containment Storage Tank

1989
First Egg-Shaped Digester

1993
Hypersonic Air-Breathing Propulsion System Wind Tunnel & Systems (Photo Credit NASA)

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

World’s First Field-Erected Spherical Pressure Vessel
1939

First Watersphere
1950

First Automatic Girth Welder
1958
First Double-Wall LNG Storage Tank
1965

World’s First Commercial LNG Peak Shaver Facility
1981

World’s First Concrete Full Containment Storage Tank
1989

First Egg-Shaped Digester
1993

Hypersonic Air-Breathing Propulsion System Wind Tunnel & Systems (Photo Credit NASA)
2017

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.