By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 26, 2020 2:09 pm Updated March 26, 2020 2:15 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Laurie Pushor, Saskatchewan’s deputy minister of energy and resources,…
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Alberta Energy Regulator continues restructuring, laying off staff
The Alberta Energy Regulator continues to lay off employees as it undergoes a massive restructuring. The AER confirmed to Global News on Wednesday it is in the process of rolling out its new structure and that has resulted in job…
AUMA wants Alberta to make tax changes to address failing oil and gas properties
The Alberta Urban Municipalities Association is calling on the province to change legislation to allow local governments to collect property taxes from oil and gas properties when they fail. The association also wants the Alberta Energy Regulator to consider unpaid…
Alberta Energy Regulator lays off staff, says more job cuts coming in February
By The Canadian Press Posted January 22, 2020 10:33 am Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ The agency responsible for approving and assessing energy development in Alberta is laying off staff as…
Alberta companies face charges after 2018 hydrogen sulphide leak near Spirit River
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 20, 2020 1:47 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Alberta’s energy regulator has laid charges against three oil and gas companies after a release…
Alberta needs better rules to ensure polluters clean up wells: Orphan Well Association
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 14, 2020 8:03 pm Updated January 14, 2020 8:05 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ A group tasked with cleaning up Alberta’s thousands of…
Grizzly oilsands project approved, now awaiting pipeline capacity increases: developer
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 5, 2019 3:05 pm Updated December 5, 2019 3:06 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ The developer of a 12,000-barrel-per-day thermal oilsands project approved…
Alberta Energy Regulator chair details what went wrong, how to get back on track
Alberta’s Auditor General Doug Wylie (right) released his Report of the Auditor General-November 2019 for tabling in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, November 21, 2019. Larry Wong / POSTMEDIA NETWORK The interim board chair of the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER)…
Watch: Alberta Auditor General releases fall report
Alberta Auditor General Doug Wylie released his annual fall report to the Legislative Assembly on November 21, 2019, including commentary on the 2018-2019 Consolidated Financial Statements of the Province of Alberta, and followup reporting on five previous audits by his…
Financial issues continue in AER, environment ministry: auditor general
Financial reporting problems, improper expenses and mismanagement issues at the Alberta Energy Regulator extended beyond a problematic pet project of the regulator’s former CEO, the auditor general says. Alberta’s Auditor General Doug Wylie (right) released his Report of the Auditor…