Oil Sands Exploration – Bundling Applications
In this bulletin, the AER announced changes to its processing of oil sands exploration (“OSE”) applications by bundling applications submitted by proponents.
The AER will now process OSE applications under section 20(1) of the Public Lands Act together with related Directive 056: Energy Development Applications and Schedules (“Directive 056”) well licence applications.
In the AER’s view, a bundled application process will benefit stakeholders by making the process more efficient and easier to navigate, and the project will be clearly understood as a single project rather than as individual pieces.
