Alberta Energy Regulator

The Alberta Energy Regulator suspended environmental monitoring in oilpatch in response to public-health concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Like a sports coach coming off a disappointing season, the new head of the agency that regulates Alberta's heavily challenged energy industry knows he's got some work to do.

Flooding in Fort McMurray has raised concerns that the rising waters could breach toxic waste reservoirs in Alberta's oilsands, which could have devastating consequences for local Indigenous people and the environment. The Alberta Energy Regulator says all dams are intact and teams are monitoring the situation.

Orphan wells with no financially viable owner have piled up in recent years due to lax cleanup rules and dampened crude prices. The Alberta government unveiled new rules aimed at helping fix the problem Tuesday.

The Alberta government has approved an application by Suncor Energy Inc. to build a 40,000-barrel-per-day thermal oilsands project but construction is unlikely to start any time soon.

A judge has given the Alberta government 10 days to make a decision on an oilsands project that has raised concern from a nearby First Nation.

Alberta has been reluctant to take steps that, in California’s case, have lessened the enormous strain on the state’s public purse.

A former provincial Liberal leader and member of the Alberta legislature says he won't pay his provincial taxes until oilpatch players pay theirs.

Interim CEO of Alberta Energy Regulator says "a couple of dozen" staff were laid off with more to come by the end of February as part of a restructuring that aims to make the regulator more efficient.

The incident happened in February 2018 near Spirit River, in northwestern Alberta.

The possible transfer of hundreds of sour gas wells, pipelines and other facilities from an energy giant to a much smaller company has raised concerns about Alberta's efforts to ensure taxpayers don't get stuck with the cleanup bill.

Executives at Alberta’s oil and gas watchdog sought to enrich themselves, failed to disclose conflicts of interest and misappropriated public money, costing taxpayers $2.3 million, three provincial investigations found. 

When it comes to talking about how the northern Alberta oilsands have lost their lustre for foreign investors, Satoshi Abe sounds a lot like his Canadian counterparts.

Ed Whittingham has resigned as a board member from the Alberta Energy Regulator, citing concerns over the policies of the province's incoming United Conservative Party government, led by premier-designate Jason Kenney.

The Dorins say their son is "determined to get justice before we die." They ever wanted the oil well on their farm in rural Alberta in the first place. Now it's leaking gas. They're elderly and unwell. And they've spent a fortune in court trying to get attention and compensation.