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Stories With Energy

Regulating energy development in Alberta is multifaceted and complex. We are passionate about telling the stories of how our work is done, how far we’ve come, and where we’re going in the future to ensure responsible resource development across the province. This is a selection of a few of these stories – with more to come. 

Recent carbon capture and storage applications have sparked an interest in how the AER regulates CCS
Technology
The AER helps industry introduce bright ideas while ensuring that they’re safe
When a company has a lightbulb moment, the last thing you want is someone to hit the off switch. Innovation within the energy industry is constant, and the Alberta Energy…
Technology
Petrologists peer into slivers of rock seeking good fortune
Some people read gemstones in pursuit of personal clarity: emeralds, for example, are said to help foretell the future. For a few scientists in Alberta’s oil and gas sector,…
Good 2 Know
Colourful adventurer was among the first to report oil in Alberta
Sit back and listen to the tale of John George “Kootenai” Brown. It was the mid-1870s, long before Alberta was a glint in the Dominion’s eye, when Brown first noted oil seeps…
In the News
Three companies headed to court in February
A trio of companies will appear in a Grande Prairie courtroom on February 19 for a hydrogen sulphide (H2S) release that impacted human health.
Environment
An at risk species is growing in numbers on old oilsands land
Bison, now considered at risk or threatened depending on the chart you read, once roamed North America in astonishing numbers of about 40 million.