Good 2 Know
Who You Gonna Call?
Need information on energy development? The AER can help, so can some…
If you’re among the tens of thousands of Albertans who live near oil and gas development, you likely know that sometimes you need help getting to the bottom of things. What you may not know is who to… Read more
Throwback Thursday: A Night at the Energeum
It wasn’t the Royal Tyrrell Museum, but the regulator’s Energeum used…
Perhaps you remember the little museum the regulator used to run. You know, the Energeum? Simone Marler sure does.
You Got Questions? We Got Answers!
AER EnerFAQs respond to queries on energy resource development and how…
If you don’t work in the industry, steering through the complexities of oil and gas development can be like using a GPS device in another language as you drive through
Well, What’s the Difference?
Orphaned, abandoned, reclaimed: understanding how wells are classed
Wells have been on the tip of many Albertans’ tongues as of late.
A Lump in Your Stocking, and Other Coal Facts
The AER makes sure that coal mining happens safely in Alberta
Coal and Christmas have a history: Frosty’s eyes are fashioned from it, Scrooge is stingy about burning it in the office, and don’t get us started on the lump that Sant
Throwback Thursday: Great Explorations
Early explorer and geologist George Dawson gave Canada insight into it…
George Mercer Dawson is as unlikely an explorer as one might find in Canadian history. As a child, he contracted Pott’s Disease, a form of tuberculosis that infects the spine. Although he recovered, h… Read more
A Chance to Be Heard
A closer look at an AER hearing in action
AER hearings are formal, court-like proceedings used to gather information before deciding on some energy project applications – from a single well to major oil sands projects. Hearings are conducted… Read more
Art of the Agreement
AER can investigate if companies fail to honour registered private sur…
Before they can turn a drill bit or drive a shovel into the ground, oil and gas companies need permission to use private land.
REEs Rock, but Not Ready to Roll
Alberta may be a producer of rare earth elements one day
Rare earth elements (REEs) have been part of our planet since the beginning.
