In this issue - CB&I

Welcome to CB&I World
"It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the first issue of
CB&I World, our new periodic publication about CB&I
activities worldwide."
Gerald M. Glenn, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Many of you are familiar with CB&I, but you may not be aware of the global scope of
our business. For others, this may be your first introduction to our company. We
welcome all of you and hope this magazine gives you a better understanding of the
capabilities, technologies and services we can deliver anywhere in the world.
Gerald M. Glenn
Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer
CB&I was founded in 1889 and is a global specialty engineering, procurement and
construction (EPC) company. With a worldwide network of some 40 offices and
established labor and supplier relationships, our 10,000 employees come together
from many nations to provide engineered facilities and services that help our
customers produce, process, store and distribute the world's natural resources in a
safe, efficient, economical and environmentally responsible manner.
CB&I serves customers in several primary end markets, including oil and gas;
petrochemical and chemical; power; water and wastewater; and metals and
mining. Our projects include hydrocarbon processing plants, LNG terminals and
peak shaving plants, bulk liquid terminals, water storage and treatment facilities,
and other steel structures and their associated systems. We also provide a broad
range of maintenance and repair services, including complete turnarounds for
petroleum refining and petrochemical plants.
Over the years, we have achieved by practice and design a record of exemplary
safety performance, which translates directly to lower cost, timely completion of
projects, and reduced risk to our employees, subcontractors and customers.
CB&I operates as a fully-integrated EPC service provider, offering a complete
package of conceptual design, engineering, procurement, fabrication, field
erection, mechanical installation and commissioning. These capabilities combined
with our safety performance, experience in risk management and disciplined
project controls process - allow us to execute global projects on a lump-sum, turnkey
basis. Lump-sum contracting provides advantages in terms of cost and schedule
that our customers depend on to meet their business objectives.
In each issue of CB&I World, we plan to highlight some of the characteristics and
achievements that we believe make CB&I unique in the engineering and
construction industry.
We hope you enjoy our inaugural issue.