Gibsons celebrates 60th with $200,000 to Hardisty Ag Society for Arena project

Gibsons Energy celebrated its 60th year in Hardisty on Thursday, marking the event with a community barbeque for hundreds that ended with a huge, $200,000 surprise contribution to the Hardisty Ag. Society.

Rick Wise, Chief Operating Officer of the company told Thursday’s crowd of over 200, “We are very excited. This year marks an important milestone; 60 years of operations at our Hardisty Facility.”

Wise then introduced Stew Hanlon, Gibsons’ President and Chief Executive Officer for the past eight years.

“During his tenure, the Hardisty Terminal has grown from a 1.2 million barrel capacity to today’s 9 million barrel capacity,” Wise said.

Hanlon talked about the history of the Hardisty operations for the company, saying Gibsons was the first company to build storage tanks at Hardisty. In 1957, Hanlon said a whopping 250 barrels per day travelled through Hardisty.

“Now we are looking at 700,000 barrels per day,” he said. “Gibsons touches one in every four barrels of crude produced in Canada.

“We’re providing energy, the stuff of life,” Hanlon told the crowd. “Hardisty is a tremendously important asset, in Alberta, in Canada, in North America.

“We’ve grown up with you. We started with two employees, now we have 100-plus, and many multi-generation employees.”
He spoke of the many changes that had happened in the company since he has been CEO, and added, “The real work happens out here.”

Hanlon encouraged people to look at the STARS training trailer on display at the event. “It’s phenomenal. STARS provides critical training, and do a phenomenal job, providing services and training.

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Leslie Cholowsky
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