On Friday, Gibson Energy announced that the Calgary-based company has sanctioned 500,000 barrels of new tankage at its Hardisty Terminal. Company photo.
Gibson Energy brought Viking Pipeline into service ahead of schedule
Gibson Energy announced on Friday that the company has sanctioned 500,000 barrels of new tankage at its Hardisty Terminal under a long-term agreement with an investment grade customer.
The Calgary-based company also announced the closing of the divestitures of Wholesale Propane and non-core Environmental Services North, and continued execution on its infrastructure growth projects.
“We continue to demonstrate very strong execution on our infrastructure growth projects, with three new tanks totalling 1.1 million barrels at our Hardisty Terminal as well as the Viking Pipeline entering service ahead of schedule and in-line with budgeted capital,” said Steve Spaulding, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Spaulding added that the company is also building more tanks at the Hardisty Terminal. Construction of these tanks is ahead of schedule and “we have also sanctioned the construction of an additional tank, underpinned by a long-term agreement and consistent with our outlook of two to four tanks per year over the medium-term.”
According to Spaulding, Gibson Energy expects to sanction a number of additional projects this year and the company “will ensure we remain fully funded for our entire sanctioned capital program.”
The new 500,000 barrel tank will represent the fourth phase of development at the Top of the Hill portion of the Hardisty Terminal, and is expected to be in service by the fourth quarter of 2020.
Along with the new tank, Gibson says it has sanctioned a total of eight additional tanks representing an incremental 3.6 million barrels of new storage capacity as part of the build-out at the Top of the Hill in the past 18 months.
In mid-February 2019, Gibson placed the first phase of development at the Top of the Hill portion of the Hardisty Terminal into service ahead of schedule with capital costs in-line with budget.
With the three tanks from the first phase at the Top of the Hill adding an incremental 1.1 million barrels of storage, Gibson’s Hardisty Terminal has reached an aggregate storage capacity of 10 million barrels.
The company has also sanctioned an additional five tanks under long-term agreements, comprising an incremental 2.5 million barrels of storage, which are expected to enter service starting in late 2019 and through 2020.
Construction of both the second and third phases at the Top of the Hill continue to progress, and are currently tracking ahead of schedule.
Gibson has also placed the Viking Pipeline into service ahead of schedule and in-line with budgeted capital costs of approximately $50 million.
Portions of the Viking Pipeline were put into service in December 2018, with the entire system being fully operational in mid-January 2019, with current throughput volumes on the system above initial expectations.
In the United States, Gibson expects to begin construction of the pipeline connection between its Pyote East gathering system and the Wink Terminal in the second quarter, with the project expected to enter service in the fourth quarter of 2019.
As well, Gibson says it continues to advance the expansion of its Moose Jaw Facility, with the project now expected to enter service ahead of schedule during the second quarter of 2019.
The expansion is expected to increase throughput capacity by approximately 30 per cent at a capital cost of $20 million to $25 million at a 1x to 3x EBITDA build multiple, depending on Western Canadian heavy crude differentials.
Gibson is also advancing its non-core divestitures with the closing of the sale of its Wholesale Propane business on December 3, 2018 and of its non-core Environmental Services North businesses on February 28, 2019.
Proceeds from both divestitures of approximately $100 million will be reinvested into the company’s tankage and pipeline infrastructure projects currently under construction. To date, Gibson has raised approximately $225 million in aggregate proceeds for its non-core divestitures.
Gibson continues to progress the sale of Canadian Truck Transportation, the sole remaining non-core business. The Company expects that the non-core disposition process will be completed by mid-2019 with aggregate proceeds near the midpoint of its initial target range of $275 million to $375 million.
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