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Announcement - December 2, 2024

Welcome to Refreshed AER and AGS Websites

After months of gathering feedback from Albertans, planning, and updating, new and improved versions of the AER and AGS websites are now live! &nbsp...

Who You Gonna Call?

Have a question on energy development? The AER can help, so can some others

Who you gonna call? Not Ghostbusters, unless it’s a pesky poltergeist you have a problem with. But if you’re among the Albertans who live near oil and...

Step into Slave Lake

Overseeing energy development in this region is a significant responsibility

Field centre staff, from engagement specialists to field inspectors, are part of local communities and play a key role in regulating energy development throughout Alberta.

Women on the go looking at the map
Five things to know about where companies drill for oil and gas
A few members of the AER’s flowback project team
AER staff slog in the muck to collect samples for study
Minecraft
AGS showcases Alberta’s geology in Minecraft series
bird's eye view on the river and buildings
Partners respond to report recommendations to improve air quality for residents in Fort McKay
Alberta Energy Regulator in the news
What was once a tailings pond is now a scenic lookout
Helicopter
How the AGS went high-tech to upgrade Turtle Mountain’s early warning system
Pipeline
Five things to know about in situ oil sands development
The pond
How much do you know about the dams used in energy development?
First Oil Producing Well
In 1902, the Lineham Discovery Well No. 1 became Western Canada’s First Oil Producing Well
flames
Alberta’s worst-ever well blowout was capped 35 years ago this week