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...
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...
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...
Alberta’s worst-ever well blowout was capped 35 years ago this week
Waste Not, Want Not
StorySpraying drilling waste on fields puts dirt back to the earth from which it came
Video gives the goods on oil sands tailings and how they’re regulated
Keely Cameron explains why taking the Redwater Energy case to the supreme court matters
Inspecting road crossings help protect fish and their ecosystems
Dr. George Govier was an architect of energy regulation in Alberta
Believe it or not, Alberta’s geology hides more than oil and gas riches
Not so scary: bacteria can be a natural solution for cleaning oil spills
AGS’s 3D geological models help evaluate Alberta’s oil and gas resources
How Turner Valley gas flaring ushered in an era of regulation
