• 1862 – A.F. Smulders Machine Factory
  • 1905 – Start of Gusto Shipyard
  • * Industry First
    1959 – CALM Buoy*
    * Industry First
  • * Industry First
    1960 – Drilling Jack-up*
    * Industry First
  • 1969 – SBM Inc. established in Switzerland
  • * Industry First
    1972 – DP Drillship*
    * Industry First
  • * Industry First
    1973 – SBS Mooring System*
    * Industry First
  • * Industry First
    1974 – Semi-submersible pipelay vessel*
    * Industry First
  • * Industry First
    1977 – SALS Mooring System*
    * Industry First
  • 1978 – Start of Gusto Engineering
  • * Industry First
    1981 – Leased PFSO*
    * Industry First
  • * Industry First
    1985 – Jacket Soft Yoke*
    * Industry First
  • * Industry First
    1985 – External Turret*
    * Industry First
  • * Industry First
    1986 – Disconnectable Turret*
    * Industry First
  • 1988 – MSC re-joined the Group
  • 1990 – Acquisition of Imodco
  • * Industry First
    1993 – North Sea Internal Turret*
    * Industry First
  • * Industry First
    1996 – Turnkey North Sea FPSO*
    * Industry First
  • * Industry First
    Deepwater CALM Buoy*
    * Industry First
  • 2001 – Acquisition of Atlantia
  • 2002 – Delivery of the first generic FPSO
  • 2002 – Acquisition of Ocean Design Associates, Inc.
  • 2003 – Delivery of the largest Seastar® TLP
  • 2005 – Company name change to SBM Offshore N.V.
  • * Industry First
    2005 – New Build LPG FPSO*
    * Industry First
  • * Industry First
    2006 – Leased MOPU*
    * Industry First
  • ** World Record
    2006 – Deepest Semi-submersible in the GoM**
    ** World Record
  • * Industry First
    2006 – Offshore Offloading Line: Trelline™ Installed*
    * Industry First
  • 2007 – Creation of SBM Malaysia
  • * Industry First
    2007 – FTL: GAP™ Fluid Transfer System
    * Industry First
  • ** World Record
    2007 – Largest Internal Turret with 75 risers**
    ** World Record
  • * Industry First
    2008 – Turret-Moored FPSO using SCRs for Fluid transfer*
    * Industry First
  • 2008 – First DeepDraft Semi® with PHA contract
  • 2009 – 50th Anniversary of the CALM Buoy