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Photos for Use
| People | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Image  | Rob Morgan JPG (8192 x 5414 @ 300dpi) | ||
| Office Locations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | Head office in Calgary, Alberta. TIF (3600 x 2400) |  | An AER flag flying outside a local field centre. TIF (3600 x 2400) |
 | Core Research Centre in Calgary, Alberta. TIF (3600 x 2400) | ||
| Operations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | An oil sands mine near Fort McMurray, Alberta. TIF (3600 x 2400) |  | A mining shovel digging and loading oil sands ore onto trucks. TIF (3600 x 2400) |
 | Pipeline construction during the winter months. TIF (3600 x 2400) |  | A pumpjack in the Alberta prairie. TIF (3600 x 2400) |
 | A sour gas facility near Balzac, Alberta. TIF (3600 x 2400) |  | A flare stack flaring excess gas. Flaring is the controlled burning of natural gas during routine oil and gas production. TIF (3600 x 2400) |
 | A gas pipeline riser. TIF (3600 x 2400) |  | Cutting pipe during a pipeline construction project. TIF (3600 x 2400) |
 | Aboveground pipelines from a thermal in situ facility. TIF (3600 x 2400) |  | Aboveground pipelines from a thermal in situ facility. TIF (3600 x 2400) |
 | A pipeline riser inspection. TIF (3600 x 2400) | ||
| Field Surveillance | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | Mobile Incident Command (MIC) is deployed across Alberta when energy-related incidents occur. TIF (3600 x 2400) |  | A field inspector inspecting a section of pipeline to ensure compliance with AER requirements. TIF (3600 x 2400) |
 | An inspector inspects a pipe. TIF (3600 x 2400) |  | Pipes are stored waiting to be installed into a pipeline TIF (3600 x 2400) |
| Geology | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | Stacks of core samples are stored up to 8.5 metres high on specially designed racks. TIF (3600 x 2400) |  | A core picker selecting core samples at the Core Research Centre. TIF (3600 x 2400) |
 | Core drilling samples stored at the Core Research Centre. TIF (3600 x 2400) |  | Bitumen core samples. TIF (3600 x 2400) |
 | Conglomerate core samples. TIF (3600 x 2400) |  | Core samples are examined under microscopes for various elements. TIF (3600 x 2400) |
 | Frank Slide area on top of Turtle Mountain near Blairmore, Alberta. TIF (3600 x 2400) |  | A slide sensor network station monitors slide activity on top of Turtle Mountain. TIF (3600 x 2400) |
 | A solar panel powering the stations to monitor slide activity on top of Turtle Mountain. TIF (3600 x 2400) |  | The Frank Slide measures 150 metres deep, 425 metres high and one kilometre wide. TIF (3600 x 2400) |
 | Seismic equipment used for measuring mountain tremors. TIF (3600 x 2400) |  | Sensor network station and target. By comparing photos, geologists can tell how much a target has moved over time. TIF (3600 x 2400) |
Videos for Use
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| Incident Command and Inspections | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | Emergency response: Mobile Incident Command (MIC) MP4 (286 MB) |  | Ensuring compliance: Inspecting Alberta’s pipelines MP4 (182 MB) |
 | The AER on call, SUV and truck MP4 (215 MB) |  | Researching Alberta’s geological landscape MP4 (274 MB) |
| Our Locations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | Alberta Geological Survey (Edmonton) MP4 (273 MB) |  | Core Research Centre (Calgary) MP4 (322 MB) |
 | Calgary head office (exteriors) MP4 (290 MB) | ||
| Pipeline Performance | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | How does the Pipeline Performance Report help improve industry performance? David Helmer, director of Pipelines in Industry Operations MP4 (21MB) |  | Are pipeline incidents preventable? David Helmer, director of Pipelines in Industry Operations MP4 (35MB) |
| Hearings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | Govier Hall, Calgary public hearing facility MP4 (264 MB) | ||
