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Exhibit 99.1

CB&I Reports 2010 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results

Full-year Earnings Exceed Consensus Estimates

THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 22, 2011--CB&I (NYSE:CBI) today reported net income for the fourth quarter of $63.2 million or $0.63 per diluted share, versus $41.2 million or $0.41 per diluted share in 2009. Revenue for the quarter was $947.9 million with new awards of $992.0 million.

For the full-year, net income was $204.6 million, or $2.04 per diluted share, exceeding $2.00 per share for the first time in the company’s history. CB&I’s consolidated 2010 revenue was $3.6 billion. Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2010 were $481.7 million after funding the CDTECH acquisition and term loan reduction.

“2010 was highlighted by solid performance in virtually all areas of our company, reflected in our strong net income, which was 17% above last year’s high watermark,” said Philip K. Asherman, President and CEO. “We continue to be encouraged by the momentum in the markets we serve, particularly in LNG where we have seen our global position tremendously enhanced by the completion of PERU LNG, arguably one of the most successful LNG projects ever built.”

New awards for 2010 totaled $3.4 billion, reflecting a diverse mix of project type, size and geographical location. 2010 new awards included a $280 million gas plant in California, a $190 million LNG storage tank project in Papua New Guinea, storage tank contracts in the Middle East totaling $170 million, pre-FEED work for Russian, Australian and Canadian LNG liquefaction projects, and numerous strategic technology awards worldwide. Backlog at year-end was $6.9 billion, more than 80% of which is outside the U.S.

“Shareholders’ equity at year-end exceeded $1 billion,” said Asherman. “Our healthy balance sheet provides us with a solid platform from which to grow. With our continued focus on capital efficiency, a manageable effective tax rate, a strong credit facility and overall great liquidity, we are well positioned to capitalize on new opportunities.”

CB&I declared an interim dividend on common stock of $0.05 per share, payable March 31, 2011 to shareholders of record March 18, 2011.

Earnings Conference Call

CB&I will host a webcast on February 22 at 4:00 p.m. Central time (5:00 p.m. Eastern time) to discuss financial and operating results, and answer questions from investors. The webcast is available at www.CBI.com Investor Relations/Company Highlights.

About CB&I

CB&I (NYSE:CBI) engineers and constructs some of the world’s largest energy infrastructure projects. With premier process technology, proven EPC expertise, and unrivaled storage tank experience, CB&I executes projects from concept to completion. Safely. Reliably. Globally. For more information, visit www.cbi.com.


Forward-Looking Statement

This release contains forward-looking statements regarding CB&I and represents our expectations and beliefs concerning future events. These forward-looking statements are intended to be covered by the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. When considering any statements that are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or use or contain words, terms, phrases, or expressions such as “achieve”, “forecast”, “plan”, “propose”, “strategy”, “envision”, “hope”, “will”, “continue”, “potential”, “expect”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “project”, “estimate”, “predict”, “intend”, “should”, “could”, “may”, “might”, or similar forward-looking statements, we refer you to the cautionary statements concerning risk factors and “Forward-Looking Statements” described under “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our Annual Report filed on Form 10-K filed with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2010, and any updates to those risk factors or “Forward-Looking Statements” included in our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC, which cautionary statements are incorporated herein by reference.


       
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY N.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
 
Three Months Twelve Months
Ended December 31, Ended December 31,
2010 2009 2010 2009
 
Revenue $ 947,851 $ 1,038,013 $ 3,642,318 $ 4,556,503
 
Cost of revenue 818,239 909,856 3,150,255 4,033,783
       
Gross profit 129,612 128,157 492,063 522,720
% of Revenue 13.7 % 12.3 % 13.5 % 11.5 %
Selling and administrative expenses 44,258 46,133 185,213 204,911
% of Revenue 4.7 % 4.4 % 5.1 % 4.5 %
Intangibles amortization 6,098 5,773 23,690 23,326
Other operating (income) expense, net (780 ) 5,449 (636 ) 15,324
Equity earnings (5,735 ) (6,288 ) (19,464 ) (35,064 )
       
Income from operations 85,771 77,090 303,260 314,223
% of Revenue 9.0 % 7.4 % 8.3 % 6.9 %
Interest expense (4,148 ) (5,364 ) (16,686 ) (21,383 )
Interest income 1,392 627 4,955 1,817
       
Income before taxes 83,015 72,353 291,529 294,657
 
Income tax expense (18,922 ) (29,606 ) (79,966 ) (114,917 )
       
Net income 64,093 42,747 211,563 179,740
 
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests   (896 )   (1,517 )   (7,004 )   (5,451 )
 
Net income attributable to CB&I $ 63,197   $ 41,230   $ 204,559   $ 174,289  
 
Net income attributable to CB&I per share:
Basic $ 0.65 $ 0.42 $ 2.08 $ 1.82
Diluted $ 0.63 $ 0.41 $ 2.04 $ 1.79
 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic 97,863 97,695 98,300 95,832
Diluted 100,498 99,996 100,459 97,245

                 
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY N.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SEGMENT INFORMATION
(in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31,
2010 2009 2010 2009
 
% of % of % of % of
NEW AWARDS* Total Total Total Total
CB&I Steel Plate Structures $ 364,799 37 % $ 252,534 7 % $ 1,303,930 39 % $ 2,216,246 36 %
CB&I Lummus 476,961 48 % 3,094,127 90 % 1,634,683 49 % 3,585,741 59 %
Lummus Technology   150,200 15 %   86,824 3 %   422,514 12 %   311,599 5 %
Total $ 991,960 $ 3,433,485 $ 3,361,127 $ 6,113,586
 
 
% of % of % of % of
REVENUE Total Total Total Total
CB&I Steel Plate Structures $ 398,314 42 % $ 388,813 37 % $ 1,442,145 40 % $ 1,650,271 36 %
CB&I Lummus 461,826 49 % 547,840 53 % 1,904,850 52 % 2,542,834 56 %
Lummus Technology   87,711 9 %   101,360 10 %   295,323 8 %   363,398 8 %
Total $ 947,851 $ 1,038,013 $ 3,642,318 $ 4,556,503
 
 
% of % of % of % of
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS Revenue Revenue Revenue Revenue
CB&I Steel Plate Structures $ 37,890 9.5 % $ 42,145 10.8 % $ 134,430 9.3 % $ 147,194 8.9 %
CB&I Lummus 18,342 4.0 % 11,032 2.0 % 82,574 4.3 % 86,127 3.4 %
Lummus Technology   29,539 33.7 %   23,913 23.6 %   86,256 29.2 %   80,902 22.3 %
Total $ 85,771 9.0 % $ 77,090 7.4 % $ 303,260 8.3 % $ 314,223 6.9 %
 
 
* New awards represents the value of new project commitments received by the Company during a given period.

   
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY N.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
December 31, December 31,
2010 2009
ASSETS
 
Current assets $ 1,202,486 $ 1,195,578
Equity investments 92,400 132,258
Property and equipment, net 290,206 316,112
Goodwill and other intangibles, net 1,154,256 1,179,600
Other non-current assets 170,186 193,219
   
Total assets $ 2,909,534   $ 3,016,767  
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
Notes payable $ 334 $ 709
Current maturity of long-term debt 40,000 40,000
Other current liabilities 1,400,299 1,639,166
Long-term debt 40,000 80,000
Other non-current liabilities 345,056 359,602
 
Shareholders' equity 1,083,845 897,290
   
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 2,909,534   $ 3,016,767  
 
 
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY N.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS AND OTHER FINANCIAL DATA
(in thousands)
Twelve Months
Ended December 31,
2010 2009
CASH FLOWS
 
Cash flows from operating activities $ 288,406 $ 248,763
Cash flows from investing activities (58,376 ) (22,366 )
Cash flows from financing activities (86,343 ) 12,732
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 12,051 (1,350 )
   
Increase in cash and cash equivalents 155,738 237,779
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the year   326,000     88,221  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the year $ 481,738   $ 326,000  
 
OTHER FINANCIAL DATA
 
Decrease in receivables, net $ 124,365 $ 117,787
Change in contracts in progress, net (37,017 ) 37,101
Decrease (increase) in non-current contract retentions 2,984 (5,173 )
Decrease in accounts payable   (112,558 )   (220,098 )
Change in contract capital $ (22,226 ) $ (70,383 )
 
Depreciation and amortization expense $ 72,885 $ 79,531
Capital expenditures $ 24,089 $ 47,839
 
Backlog * $ 6,906,633 $ 7,199,462
 
* Backlog includes the value of new award commitments until work is performed and revenue is recognized or until cancellation.
Backlog may also fluctuate with currency movements.

CONTACT:
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or
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