KBR is a construction, engineering, and procurement company which was formerly a subsidiary of Halliburton.
Morris Woodruff Kellogg founded M. W. Kellogg Company in 1901 in New York City. The company’s main business was power plant construction and manufacturing of power plant components.
The company expanded throughout the decades, using new technologies developed through research and development to better and expand its work with refineries.
In 1987 Kellogg was acquired by Dresser Industries. Halliburton acquired Dresser a few years later and combined it with Brown & Root to create a new subsidiary – KBR (Kellogg Brown & Root).
KBR was spun-off from Halliburton in 2007 and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KBR.
Today KBR is an engineering and construction company which works with hydrocarbon, energy, minerals, civil infrastructure, power, and industrial markets. The company increasingly focuses on the oil and gas industry.
KBR is a member of the S&P 400, is #193 in the Fortune 500, has 27,000 employees, and had $7.02 billion in revenue in 2013.
KBR
KBR is a construction, engineering, and procurement company which was formerly a subsidiary of Halliburton.
Morris Woodruff Kellogg founded M. W. Kellogg Company in 1901 in New York City. The company’s main business was power plant construction and manufacturing of power plant components.
The company expanded throughout the decades, using new technologies developed through research and development to better and expand its work with refineries.
History
In 1987 Kellogg was acquired by Dresser Industries. Halliburton acquired Dresser a few years later and combined it with Brown & Root to create a new subsidiary – KBR (Kellogg Brown & Root).
KBR was spun-off from Halliburton in 2007 and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KBR.
Today KBR is an engineering and construction company which works with hydrocarbon, energy, minerals, civil infrastructure, power, and industrial markets. The company increasingly focuses on the oil and gas industry.
KBR is a member of the S&P 400, is #193 in the Fortune 500, has 27,000 employees, and had $7.02 billion in revenue in 2013.