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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 - April 03, 2023 Updated

Order issued to AlphaBow Energy Ltd.

Announcement - March 28, 2023 updated

AER Board Chair, David Goldie, Provides Kearl Review Update

Announcement - May 14, 2023

Suncor Mildred Lake Site Avian Deaths

Announcement - May 01, 2023

AER Communications During the Provincial Election Campaign

Announcement - April 24, 2023

AER’s CEO’s opening remarks before the Environment Committee

Announcement April 22, 2023

Deceased Wildlife Found at Suncor Tailings Pond Updated

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Bulletin 2025-36Release of Revised Pipeline Rules
Bulletin 2025-35Adjustment of Mandatory Closure Spend for Licence Transfers 
Bulletin 2025-34Release of AERH2S Model
Bulletin 2025-33Release of Site-Specific Risk Assessment Submission Checklist
Bulletin 2025-32Invitation for Feedback on Proposed Revisions to Closure Nomination Requirements in Directive 088
Bulletin 2025-31Updates to the Public Lands Administration Regulation, Table A2
Bulletin 2025-30Invitation for Feedback on Revisions to Directive 058: Oilfield Waste Management Requirements for the Upstream Petroleum Industry
Bulletin 2025-29Reminder of Increased Risk During Migratory Bird Season
Bulletin 2025-28Release of the Pilot or Field Trial Report 
Bulletin 2025-27Industry-Wide Closure Spend Requirements for 2026
Application ReferenceNotice TypeCompany NameApplication Number(s)Date Sort ascending
1959839 and 018-00073534 Notice of Application – Cold Lake ProjectImperial Oil Resources Limited1959839 and 018-00073534
1959570Notice of Application - Lacombe Field(southwest quarter of Section 31 Township 40, Range 26, West of the 4th Meridian)Parallax Energy Operating Inc.1959570
Application 1959569Notice of Application - Lacombe Field(southwest quarter of Section 7 Township 41, Range 26, West of the 4th Meridian) Parallax Energy Operating Inc.1959569
Application 33692849Notice of Application – Site-based Remediation Certificate Imperial Oil Resources Limited33692849
Application 33689970Notice of Application – Site-based Remediation CertificateImperial Oil Resources Limited33689970
Application 33689897Notice of Application – Site-based Remediation CertificateImperial Oil Resources Limited33689897
Proceeding ID 464Regulatory Appeal of the Conditional Approval for ApplicationsDeerGarden Resources Ltd.
Application 1959653 and 045-68492 Notice of ApplicationCenovus Energy Inc.1959653 and 045-68492
Application 33689335Notice of Application for Transfer of Allocation under the Water ActParamount Resources Ltd.33689335
Application 33689276Notice of Application for a Transfer of Allocation under the Water ActParamount Resources Ltd.33689276
NumberCompany NameDescriptionDate Sort ascending
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

2021 ABAER 010Benga Mining Limited

Grassy Mountain Coal Project

2021 ABAER 009Prosper Petroleum Ltd.

Notice of Cancelled Hearing - Prosper Rigel Project

Name Sort descending DescriptionDate
Directive 037 (Addendum)Well Control and Well Blowout Prevention Training [Rescinded by Bulletin 2020-07]
Directive 038Noise Control
Directive 039Revised Program to Reduce Benzene Emissions from Glycol Dehydrators
Directive 040Pressure and Deliverability Testing Oil and Gas Wells
Directive 041Adoption of CSA Z662-03, Annex N, as Mandatory [Rescinded by Directive 077: Pipelines – Requirements and Reference Tools]
Directive 042Measurement, Accounting, and Reporting Plan (MARP) Requirements for Thermal Bitumen Schemes
Directive 043Well Logging Requirements-Surface Casing Interval [Rescinded by Directive 080: Well Logging]
Directive 044Requirements for Surveillance of Water Production in Hydrocarbon Wells Completed Above the Base of Groundwater Protection
Directive 045Digital Data Submission of Drilling Waste Disposal Notification [Rescinded by Directive 050: Drilling Waste Management]
Directive 046Production Audit Handbook [Rescinded]
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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
News Release 2023-08-02The Alberta Energy Regulator publishes its 2022 Pipeline Performance ReportAugust 2, 2023
News Release 2023-07-13The Alberta Energy Regulator fines AlphaBow Energy Ltd. for unauthorized pipeline constructionJuly 13, 2023
News Release 2023-06-26The Alberta Energy Regulator publishes 2023 Alberta Energy Outlook reportJune 26, 2023
News Release 2023-06-19ARC Resources plead guilty to charge laid by the AER  June 19, 2023
News Release 2023-06-16AER lays charges against Whitecap Resources Inc.June 16, 2023
News Release 2023-06-06Husky held accountable to charge laid by the AERJune 6, 2023
News Release 2023-04-28AER lays charges against Aeraden Energy Corp.April 28, 2023
NumberNameDateAvailability
ST107AER Approved Oilfield Waste Management FacilitiesUpdated as needed
ST108AER Monthly Enforcement Action SummaryNo longer updated Please see the Compliance Dashbord for the latest information.
ST110Alberta Fuel Gas Efficiency in the Upstream Gas and Conventional Oil IndustryNo longer updated