A fire at the Alberta Forestry Building in Edmonton this summer has resulted in a system outage that Alberta Environment and Parks said is affecting a “number of internal and shared systems” at the ministry. Continue reading
A pipeline near Red Earth Creek, Alta. is in shut down after 1,000 barrels of a mix of crude oil and produced water spilled from break points in the line. Continue reading
It was one of the largest spills in Alberta’s history. Now, Nexen has pleaded guilty to a charge under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act for the July 2015 oil spill. Continue reading
The director of sustainability for the Fort McKay First Nation said he doesn’t understand how the agency can say it’s going to enforce one thing, then allow industry to do something else. Continue reading
The Alberta Energy Regulator has approved a tailings pond management plan for oilsands miner Syncrude Canada despite its reliance on a remediation method that isn’t endorsed by the agency. Continue reading
In an announcement on its website, the AER says the 10,000-barrel-per-day steam-driven Rigel oilsands project proposed by Prosper Petroleum Ltd. of Calgary is in the public interest. Continue reading
Oil and gas producer ConocoPhillips Canada is being fined $180,000 for a 2016 pipeline leak that spilled a light petroleum liquid in a remote area of northwestern Alberta. Continue reading
The Alberta Energy Regulator says it has approved tailings pond management plans for two former Shell Canada oilsands mines in northern Alberta. Continue reading
Crews are cleaning up after an oil and saltwater leak from a pipeline owned by Paramount Resources Ltd. was discovered near Zama City in the far northwest corner of Alberta last week. Continue reading
The Alberta Energy Regulator says the province’s Orphan Well Association (OWA) will look after an apparent leak at an oil and gas handling facility owned by Insch Commodity Ltd. Continue reading
