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Announcement - October 26, 2023

AER publishes 2022 State of Fluid Tailings Management for Mineable Oil Sands Report

Announcement - October 11, 2023

AER Statement Regarding Globe and Mail’s Article, October 11

Announcement - October 3, 2023

AER shares update on Imperial‘s Kearl tailings management

Announcement - September 7, 2023

AER directs the Orphan Well Association to intervene at AlphaBow Energy sites

Announcement - July 26, 2023

Cold Lake Birds Incident

Announcement - June 20, 2023

Heavy rain impacting energy development sites 

Announcement - June 19, 2023

AER supports free access to CSA standards

Announcement - April 03, 2023 Updated

Order issued to AlphaBow Energy Ltd.

Announcement - May 31, 2023

Tailings Management Reports

Announcement - March 28, 2023 updated

AER Board Chair, David Goldie, Provides Kearl Review Update

NumberNameDate Sort ascending
Bulletin 2025-02New Editions of Directive 007 and Manual 011 – Brine-Hosted Mineral Amendments
Bulletin 2025-01Release of Manual 030: Rock-Hosted Mineral Exploration
Bulletin 2024-34New Edition of Directive 017 and Directive 042
Bulletin 2024-33Directive 046 Rescinded and Release of Manual 029
Bulletin 2024-32Replacement Applications for Expired Public Lands Act Dispositions – New OneStop Functionality [Reissued]
Bulletin 2024-31Release of Manual 028: Buried Geothermal Heat Distribution Pipelines
Bulletin 2024-30New Edition of Directive 083
Bulletin 2024-28New Edition of Directive 065
Bulletin 2024-29Subsurface Order 2A Issued
Bulletin 2024-27New Edition of Directive 020
Application ReferenceNotice TypeCompany NameApplication Number(s)Date Sort ascending
Applications 1957562, 018-00301345, 32942635, etc. Notice of Application - Coalspur Vista Phase II EIA Report and Integrated ApplicationCoalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd.1957562, 1957563, 1957564; 018-00301345; 32942635, 33229793, 33229831, 33229946, 33229955, 33230091; 001-00508467 and 001-00508469.
Application 1957363Notice of Application – Section 33Willifer Farms Inc.1957363
Proceeding ID 447Regulatory Appeal of the AER’s decision to approve applications 1948251 and 1948255 and issue facility licence amendment F21911 and facility licence F53592 to Veresen Midstream General Partner Inc.Veresen Midstream General Partner Inc.
Proceeding ID 454Regulatory Appeal of an Administrative Penalty issued December 16, 2024CST Canada Coal Limited
Proceeding ID 454Regulatory Appeal of an Administrative Penalty issued December 16, 2024CST Canada Coal Limited
Application 32945740Notice of Application for a Limited Remediation Certificate approximately 15 km west of Whitecourt, AB within Woodlands County Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd.32945740
Applications 1957105 and 017-00216466Notice of Application - Christina Lake Regional ProjectMEG Energy Corp.1957105 and 017-00216466
Applications 1956919, 025-00151469 and 029-00151636Notice of Application - Fort Hills 5-Year Integrated Plan AmendmentFort Hills Energy Corporation1956919, 025-00151469 and 029-00151636
Proceeding ID 453Notice of Hearing - Regulatory Appeal of Administrative Penalty issued July 11, 2024Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Application 001-00507484Notice of Application – Whitewood Coal Mine Reclamation Certificate Application (Snakehead Area)TransAlta Corporation001-00507484
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2023ABAER 005Imperial Oil Resources Limited

Notice of Cancelled hearing – Proceeding 431

2023ABAER 004HESC Energy Corporation

Regulatory appeal of a security condition included in the approval of licence transfer application

2023ABAER 003Xenotime Energy Inc.

Application for Pooling Order

2023 ABAER 002Canadian Natural Resources Limited

Regulatory Appeal of Facility and Well Licences

2023 ABAER 001Pine Cliff Energy Ltd.

Notice of Cancelled hearing – Proceeding 424

2022 ABAER 004Pure Environmental Waste Management Ltd.

Applications for the Hangingstone Project

2022 ABAER 003Canadian Pacific Railway Corporation

Discontinued Regulatory Appeal of an Environmental Protection Order

2022 ABAER 002Whitecap Resources Inc.

Regulatory Appeal of Reclamation Certificate 382273

2022 ABAER 001Shell Canada Limited and Pieridae Alberta Production Ltd.

Notice of Cancelled hearing – Proceeding 410

2021 ABAER 011Ovintiv Canada ULC

Notice of Cancelled hearing – Proceeding 414

Name Sort descending DescriptionDate
Directive 027Shallow Fracturing Operations-Restricted Operations [Rescinded & superseded by Directive 083: Hydraulic Fracturing – Subsurface Integrity]
Directive 029Energy and Utility Development Applications and the Hearing Process [Rescinded]
Directive 030Digital Data Submission of the Annual Oilfield Waste Disposition Report
Directive 031REDA Energy Cost Claims
Directive 032Common Gas Purchaser and Related Matters, Board Policy and Views [Rescinded]
Directive 033Well Servicing and Completions Operations - Interim Requirement Regarding the Potential for Explosive Mixtures and Ignition in Wells
Directive 034Gas Well Testing, Theory and Practice
Directive 035Baseline Water Well Testing Requirement for Coalbed Methane Wells Completed Above the Base of Groundwater Protection
Directive 036Drilling Blowout Prevention Requirements and Procedures
Directive 037Service Rig Inspection Manual
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News Release 2024-06-24AER’s 2024 Alberta Energy Outlook Report now availableJune 24, 2024
News Release 2024-06-13The Alberta Energy Regulator publishes its 2023 Pipeline Performance report  June 13, 2024
News Release 2024-06-10AER issues corporate abandonment Order to Tallahassee Exploration Inc.June 10, 2024
News Release 2024-05-07The AER penalizes Tallahassee for failing to report methane emissionsMay 7, 2024
News Release 2024-02-29Whitecap Resources pleads guilty to charge laid by the AER February 29, 2024
News Release 2024-02-28The Alberta Energy Regulator panel releases decision on AlphaBow appeals February 28, 2024
News Release 2024-01-17The Alberta Energy Regulator publishes first annual Liability Management Performance Report: In total, more than $1.2 billion spent on closure and cleanup activities in 2022January 17, 2024
News Release 2023-12-14The Alberta Energy Regulator publishes 2022 Water Use Performance Report Data analysis expanded from five to ten yearsDecember 14, 2023
News Release 2023-10-16AER Publishes 2022 Closure Quota Highlights Report Industry spent close to $700 million on closure activitiesOctober 16, 2023
News Release 2023-08-28Alberta Energy Regulator Announces 2024 Closure Spend RequirementAugust 28, 2023
NumberNameDateAvailability
ST60Crude Oil and Crude Bitumen Batteries Monthly Flaring, Venting, and Production DataUpdated monthly (1 month in arrears)
ST60ACrude Oil and Crude Bitumen Batteries Annual Flaring, Venting, and ProductionNo longer updated
ST60BUpstream Petroleum Industry Emissions ReportUpdated annually
ST96Pipeline Approval and Disposition Daily ListUpdated daily
ST97Facility Approvals Daily ListUpdated daily
ST100Pipeline Construction Notification ListUpdated daily
ST101Sulphur Recovery and Sulphur Emissions at Alberta Sour Gas PlantsNo longer updated
ST102Facility ListUpdated monthly
ST103Field and Pool CodesUpdated monthly
ST104Business Associate (BA) codes for all registered licensees and agentsUpdated monthly