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Number Name Date
Bulletin 2023-44 New edition of Manual 023 December 13, 2023
Bulletin 2023-43 Water Shortage Advisories in Alberta – Important Information for Water Licence Holders December 12, 2023
Bulletin 2023-42 Change to Survey Plan Requirements for Public Lands Act Dispositions December 04, 2023
Bulletin 2023-41 Ongoing Implementation of the Liability Management Framework November 16, 2023
Bulletin 2023-40 Release of the New Pipeline Rules and Associated Instruments November 15, 2023
Bulletin 2023-39 New and Enhanced Functionality Moving to OneStop November 02, 2023
Bulletin 2023-38 Temporary Pause on New Pipeline Applications October 31, 2023
Bulletin 2023-37 Reclamation Liability Reduction Program Being Developed October 19, 2023
Bulletin 2023-36 Invitation for Feedback on Proposed New Requirements for Rock-Hosted Mineral Resource Development October 16, 2023
Bulletin 2023-35 Mandatory Closure Spend Quotas for 2024 September 28, 2023
Bulletin 2023-34 Validating Facility Operational Life-Cycle Statuses September 26, 2023
Bulletin 2023-33 Reminder of Increased Risk During Migratory Bird Season September 07, 2023
Bulletin 2023-32 New Edition of Directive 020 September 05, 2023
Bulletin 2023-31 Industry-Wide Closure Spend Requirement for 2024 August 28, 2023
Bulletin 2023-30 Increasing Number of Incidents of Pipeline Contact Damage During Ground Disturbance August 09, 2023
Bulletin 2023-29 New Edition of Directive 065 July 27, 2023
Bulletin 2023-28 PAS File Changes for Brine-Hosted Minerals July 10, 2023
Bulletin 2023-27 New Edition of Directive 001 July 04, 2023
Bulletin 2023-26 Invitation for Feedback on Revisions to Directive 020 June 13, 2023
Bulletin 2023-25 Increased Risk of Wildfire During Drier Seasons May 05, 2023
Bulletin 2023-24 Water (Ministerial) Regulation Amendment April 28, 2023
Bulletin 2023-23 New Edition of Directive 051 April 28, 2023
Bulletin 2023-22 New Requirements for Licensees with Unpaid Municipal Property Taxes April 27, 2023
Bulletin 2023-21 Increased Monitoring of Pipeline and Oil and Gas Infrastructure April 24, 2023
Bulletin 2023-20 Reminder of Migratory Bird Season April 18, 2023
Bulletin 2023-19 New Edition of Directive 067 April 13, 2023
Bulletin 2023-18 Monitoring for Snowmelt and Overland Flooding April 06, 2023
Bulletin 2023-17 New Functionality Moving to OneStop April 06, 2023
Bulletin 2023-16 2023/24 Orphan Fund Levy - LLR and OWL Programs April 04, 2023
Bulletin 2023-15 2023/24 AER Administration Fees (Industry Levy) April 04, 2023
Bulletin 2023-14 Invitation to Submit a Nomination to Close Inactive Wells & Facilities April 03, 2023
Bulletin 2023-13 New Edition of Directive 007 and Manual 011 – Geothermal Amendments March 27, 2023
Bulletin 2023-12 New Edition of Directive 065 March 27, 2023
Bulletin 2023-11 Policy Direction Concerning Unpaid Municipal Taxes March 21, 2023
Bulletin 2023-10 New Edition of Directive 059 and New Manual March 17, 2023
Bulletin 2023-09 New edition of Directive 056 and Manual 012 – Geothermal and Brine Hosted Mineral Resources Amendments March 16, 2023
Bulletin 2023-08 Increased Risk of Wildfire During Drier Seasons March 02, 2023
Bulletin 2023-07 New Functionality Moving to OneStop March 02, 2023
Bulletin 2023-06 Brine-Hosted Mineral Resource Development Rules and Directive 090 March 02, 2023
Bulletin 2023-05 Updates to the Licensee Capability Assessment February 28, 2023
Bulletin 2023-04 New Editions of Directive 088 and Manual 023 February 13, 2023
Bulletin 2023-03 New Edition of Directive 071 and New Manual February 08, 2023
Bulletin 2023-02 New Submission Process for New Well Base Maximum Rate Limitations (O 38) Applications February 06, 2023
Bulletin 2023-01 Invitation for Feedback on Revisions to Directive 001 January 09, 2023