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Number Name Date
Bulletin 2022-36 Reminder of Closure Spend Reporting Requirements December 08, 2022
Bulletin 2022-35 Invitation for Feedback on Revisions to Directive 088 November 07, 2022
Bulletin 2022-34 Industrial Heartland Designated Industrial Zone Directive October 27, 2022
Bulletin 2022-33 New Functionality Moving to OneStop October 26, 2022
Bulletin 2022-32 New Edition of Directive 065 October 19, 2022
Bulletin 2022-31 New Guidance on Applications Under the Water Conservation Policy for Upstream Oil and Gas Operations October 11, 2022
Bulletin 2022-30 New Edition of Directive 068 October 03, 2022
Bulletin 2022-29 Validate WIP Information Accuracy September 26, 2022
Bulletin 2022-28 Invitation for Feedback on Proposed New Requirements for Brine-Hosted Mineral Resource Development and Directive 056 September 20, 2022
Bulletin 2022-27 New Edition of Manual 002: Drilling Waste Inspections September 06, 2022
Bulletin 2022-26 New Edition of Manual 001: Facility and Well Site Inspections August 16, 2022
Bulletin 2022-25 Geothermal Resource Development Rules and Directive 089: Geothermal Resource Development August 15, 2022
Bulletin 2022-24 Invitation for Feedback on Revisions to Draft Directive 077 July 12, 2022
Bulletin 2022-23 Mandatory Closure Spend Target Set for 2023 June 28, 2022
Bulletin 2022-22 Invitation for Feedback on Revisions to Draft Directive 023 June 27, 2022
Bulletin 2022-21 Manual 005: Pipeline Inspections New Edition June 20, 2022
Bulletin 2022-20 New Functionality Moving to OneStop June 02, 2022
Bulletin 2022-19 Directive 050 Correction June 01, 2022
Bulletin 2022-18 Invitation for Feedback on Revisions to Directive 065 May 30, 2022
Bulletin 2022-17 Surety Bonds for Oil Sands and Coal Mining Reclamation Security May 02, 2022
Bulletin 2022-16 Monitoring for Snowmelt and Overland Flooding April 27, 2022
Bulletin 2022-15 Increased Risk of Wildfire During Drier Seasons April 26, 2022
Bulletin 2022-14 New Edition of Directive 020 April 25, 2022
Bulletin 2022-13 Update to Master Schedule of Standards and Conditions (MSSC) April 21, 2022
Bulletin 2022-12 Request for Information regarding Cryptocurrency Mining Operations Associated with AER-Regulated Activities April 20, 2022
Bulletin 2022-11 2022/23 Orphan Fund Levy for Large Facilities April 11, 2022
Bulletin 2022-10 2022/23 Orphan Fund Levy - LLR and OWL Programs April 11, 2022
Bulletin 2022-09 2022/23 AER Administration Fees (Industry Levy) April 11, 2022
Bulletin 2022-08 Applying for Temporary Diversion Licences March 30, 2022
Bulletin 2022-07 New Editions of Directives 055 and 058 and Rescinded Documents March 28, 2022
Bulletin 2022-06 New Edition of Directive 050 March 28, 2022
Bulletin 2022-05 New Edition of Directive 017 March 17, 2022
Bulletin 2022-04 New Direction for Coal Activity in the Eastern Slopes of Alberta’s Rocky Mountains March 08, 2022
Bulletin 2022-03 Issuance of Amended Subsurface Orders 1C, 3B, 4A, and 5A February 28, 2022
Bulletin 2022-02 New Functionality Moving to OneStop February 17, 2022
Bulletin 2022-01 Update on AER Review of Administration Fee (Industry Levy) January 18, 2022