Gibson Energy Announces One Million Barrel Expansion at Hardisty Terminal

All financial figures are in Canadian dollars unless noted otherwise

CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gibson Energy Inc. (“Gibson” or the “Company”), (TSX: GEI), announced today the sanction of one million barrels of new tankage at the Hardisty Terminal, underpinned by a long-term agreement with an investment grade, senior oil sands customer. 

“With nearly a half-billion dollars of sanctioned growth capital relative to an annual target of $150 to $200 million, Gibson has secured the projects required to exceed our 10% growth target through to 2020,” said Steve Spaulding, President and Chief Executive Officer.  “Importantly, we remain fully funded for all our sanctioned capital through our non-core dispositions and retained cash flows from the first nine months of the year, including our expectation of another very strong contribution from the Wholesale segment in the third quarter.  We also remain in discussions with several existing and potential customers regarding their needs for additional tankage and continue to expect we will sanction two to four tanks per year over the medium-term.”

The construction of two new 500,000 barrel tanks represents the third phase of development at the Top of the Hill portion of the Hardisty Terminal, and will leverage certain infrastructure built as part of the prior phases.  The third phase is expected to be in service in the first quarter of 2020 at a capital cost consistent with the Company’s target build multiple of 5x to 7x EBITDA.  In aggregate, the three phases currently under construction will add seven new tanks, representing an incremental 3.1 million barrels of storage and an approximately 35% expansion of the Hardisty Terminal.

With the additional capital spending during the current year from the sanction of the third phase of development, the Company has increased its 2018 growth capital expenditure budget to be in the range of $275 million to $325 million. 

About Gibson
Gibson is a Canadian-based oil infrastructure company with its principal businesses consisting of the storage, optimization, processing, and gathering of crude oil and refined products.  Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, the Company’s operations are focused around its core terminal assets located at Hardisty and Edmonton, Alberta, and also include the Moose Jaw Facility and an infrastructure position in the U.S.