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Throwback Thursday: Steely Determination
The Alberta Energy Regulator throws back to construction in the days b…
In 1912, labour crews relied on muscle power alone for 86 days to build Alberta’s first natural gas delivery service: the Bow Island Pipeline.
Where There’s Always an Answer
The AER’s Customer Contact Centre responds to thousands of questions f…
Jayden Skibsted counts down the days until he can crack open another regulatory directive, like a good book, and devour it whole.
Going Big
The AER’s Conversations that Matter video series explains what really…
Things are bigger in Alberta’s oil sands: from the giant trucks that are dwarfed only by the impressive size of the mines themselves, everything about the oil sands hap
Rock Talk
The AER’s Alberta Geological Survey speaks for the stones
If the rocks could talk, what would they say?
Throwback Thursday: Rough-and-ready Rangers
Remembering the rough-and-ready, no-frills inspectors of the explorer…
Back in the “explorer era” between the Leduc discovery in 1947 and the sour-gas blowout in 1982, ERCB inspectors were rough-and-ready rangers who roamed the Alberta plains to keep up with the industry… Read more
Picture Perfect
Our home through the lenses of some talented AER employees
Alberta is as diverse as it is lovely.
Back to the Future: How 2018 Informs Alberta’s Ene…
The AER releases its annual supply/demand report
Alberta’s energy reserves are among the world’s largest and include bitumen, crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids, and coal.
Throwback Thursday: Close Watch
The Alberta Energy Regulator throws back to the earliest days of field…
From the moment of the ERCB’s launch in 1938, inspectors checked well metres and gauges to make sure industry production complied with the ERCB’s rules against wasteful practices. In no time at all, t… Read more
Our Election Vacay
Resource takes a break as Albertans go to the polls
As one of the Government of Alberta’s many agencies, boards, and commissions, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) is limiting communications during the provincial election period, which includes this w… Read more
Throwback Thursday: Isn’t That Appealing?
In the aftermath of the Redwater appeal, the AER recalls a time before…
With the words “Redwater appeal” top-of-mind following the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling, it calls to mind a time where appealing judicial decisions was not only not done, but all but unheard of.
