Technology
What’s Up
Expanding drone technology took flight at the Western Regulators Forum.
Look up. Look way up. That gently buzzing bird you see near regulated oil and gas sites is actually the AER making better use of technology.
Brawn and Brains
The massive trucks used in the oil sands carry both heavy loads and heavy technology
Everything seems larger than life at an oil sands mine.
Meet the New Neighbours
Solar energy companies are moving on to old oil and gas sites to save money and land
Think back to the last time you moved; did you enter your new home to find it spick and span or did the previous residents leave a mess behind?
Keeping Innovation Alive in Alberta
The Evergreen Centre is Alberta's innovation station for environmentally mindful energy development
Eleven years ago Doug Kulba, while working as a conservation and reclamation inspector with the Government of Alberta, had a thought: what if technology and innovation could be used to shrink the oil… Read more
Keeping the Lightbulb Lit
The AER helps industry introduce bright ideas while ensuring that they’re safe
When a company has a lightbulb moment, the last thing you want is someone to hit the off switch. Innovation within the energy industry is constant, and the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) understands… Read more
Just One More Slice
Petrologists peer into slivers of rock seeking good fortune
Some people read gemstones in pursuit of personal clarity: emeralds, for example, are said to help foretell the future. For a few scientists in Alberta’s oil and gas sector, however, sedimentary… Read more
Experiencing Alberta’s Oily Underbelly
A tour through the oil sands reveals that Alberta’s black core is mining gold
While energy extraction occurs all over Alberta, our oil and gas industry’s heartland is within our province’s thick, boreal forests.
The Father of Oil Sands Extraction
Dr. Karl Clark’s patent proved vital to Alberta’s energy future
The year was 1929, and as the world entered the Great Depression, a chemist from Ontario was busy pursuing a patent for a game-changing oil sands technology. Although Dr. Karl Clark merely suspected… Read more
Inspection, Detection, Protection
Companies have several options to detect and respond to a pipeline release
Most pipeline leaks that occur in Alberta are small.
Watching for Mountainous Movements
AGS monitors mountain 116 years after deadly rockslide
The Tortoise and the Hare, a fable of slow and steady work, is something the Alberta Geological Survey (AGS) can relate to when it comes to Turtle Mountain—a mountain in Alberta's Crowsnest Pass that… Read more
