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Regulations and Compliance Enforcement

Compliance and Enforcement Update: Summer 2026

The AER uses a variety of tools to ensure companies meet their regulatory obligations — learn about our recent enforcement actions and how you can stay informed.

We oversee industry's activities across the life cycle of energy and resource development to reinforce safe, responsible operations. The vast majority...

Announcements

Announcement - July 2, 2026

$437,611.98 administrative penalty issued to Entrada Resources Inc.

On June 30, 2026, the Alberta Energy Regulator (the AER) issued an administrative penalty decision on Entrada Resources Inc. (Entrada) in the amount...

A panoramic image of a sweeping mountain landscape in the Tonquin Valley of Jasper National Park, Alberta

News Release 2026-06-11

Imperial pleads guilty to EPEA violation in Crown’s summary disposition on Kearl

Fort McMurray, AB, June 11, 2026 – Imperial Oil Resources Limited (Imperial) pled guilty in the Alberta Court of Justice at a May 29 hearing to...

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Revised Edition of Manual 022: Expedited Decisions
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Pipeline Integrity and Leak Detection Considerations During Periods of Sustained Precipitation and Elevated Water Conditions
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New Edition of Directive 077
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New Edition of Directive 055
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Rescission of Manuals 001, 002, and 005
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Access to information formerly on the Environmental Site Assessment Repository
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Reminder of Directive 058 and 047 Effective Dates and Other Associated Changes
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Environmental Protection Order Issued to Prairie Mines for Sediment Release Mitigation
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Seismic Event
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Ricochet Oil Reports Pipeline Release at Blue Rapids Provincial Recreation Area