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More than 50 years of experience
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2018
Company name changes to DEEP.KBB GmbH
Merger of the sister companies DEEP Underground Engineering GmbH and KBB Underground Technologies GmbH. The headquarters are located in Bad Zwischenahn, with a second office in Hannover.
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2004
KBB Underground Technologies GmbH is founded
Takeover of the KBB Underground division by Schlumberger; the company name changes to KBB Underground Technologies GmbH.
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2001
Takeover of KBB by Schlumberger
US oilfield service provider Schlumberger acquires KBB from Preussag AG.
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1995
DEEP. Underground Engineering GmbH is founded
DEEP.Underground Engineering GmbH was founded in Bad Zwischenahn.
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1990
Preussag acquires Salzgitter group, KBB remains with Preussag
KBB in Hannover takes over personnel and expertise of the former Preussag Petroleum and Natural Gas.
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1978
Commissioning the Neuenhuntorf compressed-air storage facility by KBB
The world's first power station of its kind handles peak electricity demands using a gas turbine.
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1977
Planning and development of the US crude oil reserve by the joint venture PB-KBB Inc.
The volume of the four large storage facilities for crude oil in Texas and Louisiana at the Gulf of Mexico is approx. 72 Mio. m3. PB-KBB implemented the project from 1977 through 1985.
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1971
Kavernen Bau- und Betriebs-GmbH is founded (KBB)
The government-owned Preussag AG and Salzgitter AG founded Kavernen Bau- und Betriebs-GmbH (KBB) in Hannover, in order to build the federal crude oil reserve in Etzel. The then government-owned industry management company IVG commissioned KBB to plan and execute the construction of the federal crude oil reserve. In this first project, a total of 33 caverns with a total storage volume of 13 million m³ were built.
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Almost 50 years of experience
Incorporation of DEEP.KBB GmbH
Merger of the sister companies DEEP Underground Engineering GmbH and KBB Underground Technologies GmbH. The headquarters are located in Bad Zwischenahn, with a second office in Hannover.
KBB Underground Technologies GmbH is founded
Takeover of the KBB underground division by Schlumberger and change of the company name to KBB Underground Technologies GmbH; the surface planning of KBB is taken over by PSE of Hanover.
Takeover of KBB by Schlumberger
US oilfield service provider Schlumberger acquires KBB from Preussag AG.
DEEP. Underground Engineering GmbH is founded
DEEP.Underground Engineering GmbH was founded in Bad Zwischenahn.
Preussag acquires Salzgitter group, KBB remains with Preussag
The company KBB in Hannover takes over personnel and expertise of the former Preussag petroleum and natural gas.
Commissioning the Neuenhuntorf compressed-air storage facility by KBB
The world's first power station of its kind, Neuenhuntorf handles peak loads using a gas turbine.
Planning and development of the US crude oil reserve by the joint venture PB-KBB Inc.
The volume of the four large storage facilities for crude oil in Texas and Louisiana at the Gulf of Mexico is approx. 72 Mio. m3. PB-KBB implemented the project from 1977 through 1985.
Kavernen Bau- und Betriebs-GmbH is founded (KBB)
The government-owned Preussag AG and Salzgitter AG founded Kavernen Bau- und Betriebs-GmbH (KBB) in Hannover, in order to build the federal crude oil reserve in Etzel. The then government-owned industry management company IVG commissioned KBB to plan and execute the construction of the federal crude oil reserve. In this first project, a total of 33 caverns with a total storage volume of 13 million m³ were built.