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...
How Turner Valley gas flaring ushered in an era of regulation
The Power of Water
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Spill-response co-op pulls out all the stops when tackling an oil release
A message from Doreen Healy, the AER’s resident elder, about National Indigenous Peoples Day
Rock Talk
StoryThe AER’s Alberta Geological Survey speaks for the stones
Snakes on the Plains
StoryThose working around Medicine Hat face a very unique, slithery hazard
Canada’s first female geologist to work in the field was a true rock star
Just One More Slice
StoryPetrologists peer into slivers of rock seeking good fortune
Colourful adventurer was among the first to report oil in Alberta
Caught on Tape
StoryHow industry keeps an eye on wildlife
