Kearl

• ‘Hell or high water’: Suncor delivers record Q4 output despite soggy weather

  Suncor said it delivered record production during the fourth quarter of 2025 despite mucky conditions that caused problems for at least one of its nearby Alberta oilsands peers.

  Money

  Feb 4
  
• Imperial Oil breaking production records as industry awaits Trans Mountain completion

  As Canada's energy sector ramps up for the anticipated start-up of the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline, Imperial Oil reported its highest production levels in over 30 years.

  Consumer

  Feb 2, 2024
  
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• Alberta Energy Regulator criticized over oilsands leak by federal politicians

   Federal politicians have criticized the Alberta Energy Regulator following two releases of oilsands wastewater at Imperial Oil's Kearl mine earlier this year.

  Environment

  Nov 28, 2023
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• Opposition NDP, First Nation chief want public review of Alberta Energy Regulator

  Alberta's New Democrat Opposition and a prominent First Nations leader are calling for a review of the province's energy regulator to be held in public, with public input.

  Environment

  Nov 27, 2023
• First Nation shares frustration over water incident at Kearl oilsands mine in northern Alberta

  The chief of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is voicing his concern over yet another incident at the Kearl oilsands facility.

  Environment

  Nov 24, 2023
• Imperial, Alberta regulator knew for years about at Kearl Lake oilsands release: documents

  Data filed to the Oilsands Monitoring Program shows sulphates at a sampling station in the Muskeg River began climbing drastically in March 2022.

  Environment

  Oct 2, 2023
• Alberta Energy Regulator followed rules in Imperial Oil Kearl oilsands release: Report

  The report by Deloitte recommends a number of improvements to communications protocols, such as including Indigenous people in the notification process.

  Environment

  Sep 27, 2023
• Report confirms oilsands damage in Alberta is ‘urgent’ problem, First Nation says

  An Alberta First Nation that first brought up concerns about the park says a report from the United Nations organization reveals a growing urgency to deal with those problems.

  Environment

  Jul 5, 2023
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• More wastewater problems found at Kearl mine in northern Alberta

  The Alberta Energy Regulator has warned Imperial Oil about more wastewater problems at its Kearl oilsands mine in northern Alberta.

  Environment

  May 11, 2023
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• Imperial’s Kearl oil sands tailings leak will face formal federal investigation

  Tailings, a toxic mining by-product containing water, silt, residual bitumen and metals, have been seeping from Imperial's northern Alberta site since last May.

  Environment

  May 4, 2023