Oil and Gas – Facilities
The AER sought feedback on updates to Directive 001: Requirements for Site-Specific Liability Assessment (the “Directive”). In the updates, the AER:
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Removed irrelevant or duplicative information, updated the references and formatting (this included moving forms out of the Directive for future posting on the Directive’s landing page);
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Revised the definition of “Liability Assessment” to emphasize the obligations of licensees to provide care and custody from the shutdown of operations up to site reclamation;
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Modified the scope of the Directive to include sites regulated under the Geothermal Resource Development Rules;
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Integrated the requirements under the large facility liability management program into the main body of the Directive, making the requirements applicable to all sites; and
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Removed the requirement to submit the On-Site Reclamation and Remediation Details and Facility Summary forms.
