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Updated AER water use report shows companies are using less
February 22, 2018 12:30 ET | Alberta Energy Regulator
CALGARY, Alberta, Feb. 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- An updated water use report shows that oil and gas companies are using less water and improving recycling to develop Alberta’s oil sands. In fact,...
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Media Advisory: AER to hold technical briefing on updated water use report
February 21, 2018 11:00 ET | Alberta Energy Regulator
CALGARY, Alberta, Feb. 21, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Members of the media are invited to attend a technical briefing to learn about the Alberta Energy Regulator’s updated Alberta Energy Industry...
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Why we are fighting: AER president and CEO Jim Ellis
February 15, 2018 09:45 ET | Alberta Energy Regulator
CALGARY, Alberta, Feb. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- It’s a disturbing picture: oil and gas companies incentivized to walk away from thousands of wells, leaving behind the mess; receivers of bankrupt...
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AER president and CEO speaking to international delegates
November 20, 2017 13:38 ET | Alberta Energy Regulator
CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 20, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Members of the media are invited to join Jim Ellis, president and CEO of the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER), and 100 international delegates...
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Supreme Court of Canada to hear AER appeal of the Redwater decision
November 09, 2017 10:01 ET | Alberta Energy Regulator
CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 09, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed it will hear the appeal of the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) and Orphan Well Association on the...
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Media Advisory: AER responding to bird fatalities in oil sands area
September 19, 2017 16:07 ET | Alberta Energy Regulator
CALGARY, Alberta , Sept. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) is responding to a report of bird fatalities at the Fort Hills Energy oil sands mine north of Fort McMurray. ...
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Prairie Mines & Royalty fined $95,000
September 01, 2017 12:00 ET | Alberta Energy Regulator
CALGARY, Alberta, Sept. 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prairie Mines & Royalty ULC will pay $ 109,250, including a $95,000 fine and a $14,250 provincial surcharge, after pleading guilty to one...
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Syncrude Charged With Blue Heron Deaths
August 03, 2017 16:00 ET | Alberta Energy Regulator
CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 03, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The AER has charged Syncrude Canada Ltd. for the deaths of 31 great blue herons found at a sump at the company’s Mildred Lake oil sands mine north...
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Nexen charged for July 2015 Long Lake pipeline spill
July 06, 2017 15:54 ET | Alberta Energy Regulator
CALGARY, Alberta, July 06, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has laid charges against Nexen related to a pipeline spill in July 2015. The five charges under the...
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AER Issues Order to Journey Energy Inc. Following Two Crude Oil Emulsion Spills
June 30, 2017 19:43 ET | Alberta Energy Regulator
CALGARY, Alberta, June 30, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has issued an order to Journey Energy Inc. (Journey) in response to two releases of an unknown amount of crude...