Link to Decision SummarizedGas - Pipeline Abandonment In this decision, the CER considered whether to approve an application (the “Application”) from NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (“NGTL”) to abandon part of the NGTL System. The CER denied NGTL’s...
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ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. and the Summer Village of Seba Beach – Franchise Agreement and Rate Rider A, AUC Disposition 25557-D01-2020
Link to Decision SummarizedRates On May 12, 2020, ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. (“ATCO Gas”) applied to the AUC for approval of a natural gas franchise agreement with the Summer Village of Seba Beach.The proposed franchise agreement was based on the standard natural gas...
ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. and the Town of Provost – Franchise Agreement and Rate Rider A, AUC Disposition 25558-D01-2020
Link to Decision SummarizedRates - Franchise Agreement On May 12, 2020, ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. (“ATCO Gas”) applied to the AUC for approval of a natural gas franchise agreement with the Town of Provost.The proposed franchise agreement is based on the standard...
Requirements Aimed at Reducing Methane Emissions Amended, AER Bulletin 2020-12
Link to Bulletin SummarizedBulletin - Methane Emission Reduction On May 12, 2020, the AER announced that it released new editions of Directive 017: Measurement Requirements for Oil and Gas Operations and Directive 060: Upstream Petroleum Industry Flaring,...
Requests for Regulatory Appeal by Individuals Regarding Section 106(1) Declaration, AER Decision 1925604 & 1925605
Link to Decision SummarizedRegulatory Appeal - Section 106(1) Declaration In this decision, the AER considered requests from two individuals (the “Requesters”) under section 38 of the Responsible Energy Development Act (“REDA”) for regulatory appeals. The Requestors...
Requests for Regulatory Appeal by Individuals Regarding Section 106(1) Declaration, AER Decision 1925604 & 1925605
Link to Decision SummarizedRegulatory Appeal - Section 106(1) Declaration In this decision, the AER considered requests from two individuals (the “Requesters”) under section 38 of the Responsible Energy Development Act (“REDA”) for regulatory appeals. The Requestors...
ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. Franchise Agreement with the Village of Czar, AUC Decision 25499-D01-2020
Link to Decision SummarizedNatural Gas - Franchise Agreement In this decision, the AUC considered an application from ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. (“ATCO”) requesting approval of a natural gas franchise agreement (the “Franchise Agreement”) with the Village of Czar...
ATCO Gas, a Division of ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. – 2020 Transmission Service Charge (Rider T), AUC Decision 25283-D02-2020
Link to Decision SummarizedRates - Transmission - Rider T In this decision, the AUC approved the 2020 transmission service charge rider (“Rider T”) rates for ATCO Gas, a division of ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd., effective March 1, 2020, on a final basis. The approved...
TransCanada PipeLines Limited Application for Approval of the Mainline 2021-2026 Settlement, CER Letter Decision April 17, 2020
Link to Decision SummarizedSettlement - Tolls PipeLines Limited (“TCPL”) dated December 20, 2019, requesting approval of the Mainline 2021-2026 Settlement (the “Application”). The Settlement was for tolling and services matters for the 1 January 2021 to 31 December...
Application for a Compensation Hearing Under Section 327 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act Between Peace River Greenhouses Ltd. and Westcoast Energy Inc., CER Letter Decision April 15, 2020
Link to Decision SummarizedArbitration - CER Jurisdiction On October 10, 2019, Peace River Greenhouses Ltd. (“PRG”) filed an application (“Application”) for a compensation hearing under section 327 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act (“CER Act”). The Application...
Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC Trans Mountain Expansion Project – Review of Decision MH-003-2018 Issued to 1054408 BC Ltd. in Detailed Route Hearing, CER Decision MH-001-2020
Link to Decision SummarizedPipeline - Routing BackgroundOn 16 December 2013, Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC (“Trans Mountain”) applied with the National Energy Board (“NEB”) under section 52 of the National Energy Board Act (“NEB Act”) for a certificate of public...
Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC Trans Mountain Expansion Project Detailed Route Hearings MH-002-2020 (Sugarloaf Ranches Ltd.) and MH-003-2020 (KGHM Ajax Mining Inc.)
Link to Decision SummarizedPipeline - Routing BackgroundThe Trans Mountain Expansion Project (“TMEP”) includes twinning the existing 1,147-kilometre-long Trans Mountain Pipeline (“TMPL”) system in Alberta and British Columbia (“BC”) with approximately 981 kilometres...
AltaGas Utilities Inc. Busby Pipeline System Project, Decision 25306-D01-2020
Link to Decision SummarizedFacilities - Gas Pipeline - Project Need In this decision, the AUC considered whether it was in the public interest to approve an application by AltaGas Utilities Inc. (“AltaGas”) for the Busby Pipeline System Project (the “Project”). The...
Nova Gas Transmission Ltd System Rate Design and Services Application, CER Decision RH-001-2019
Link to Decision SummarizedRates - Gas Pipeline - Rate Design In this decision, the CER considered an application (the “Application”) from Nova Gas Transmission Ltd. (“NGTL”) for approval of a new rate design methodology and terms and conditions of service for the...
AltaGas Utilities Inc. 2018 Depreciation Study Compliance Filing Pursuant to Decision 24161-D03-2019, AUC Decision 25368-D01-2020
Link to Decision SummarizedRates - Depreciation Study - Compliance Filing In this decision, the AUC considered whether to approve AltaGas Utilities Inc. (“AltaGas”)’s compliance with the AUC’s directions in Decision 24161-D03-2019, and AltaGas’s request to amend Rider...
Process Change When Resuming Drilling Operations After Setting Surface Casing, AER Bulletin 2020-02
Link to Bulletin SummarizedAER Bulletin Previously, licensees who continued their drilling operations more than six months after it was started filed for and received a “resume approval.” There was no operational reason for this approach. The secondary filing and...
Request for Regulatory Appeal by Canadian Natural Resources Limited, Regulatory Appeal No.: 1925150
Link to Decision SummarizedRequest for Regulatory Appeal In this decision the AER considered a request for a regulatory appeal filed by Canadian Natural Resources Limited (“CNRL”), under section 38 of the Responsible Energy Development Act (“REDA”), of the Enhanced...
Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2020 ABCA 74
Link to Decision SummarizedConstitutional Law - Jurisdiction to enact Environmental Legislation In this decision, a majority of the Alberta Court of Appeal (the “Majority”) found that the federal government’s Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (the “GGPPA”) was...
ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. 2018 Depreciation Application, AUC Decision 24188-D02-2020
Link to Decision SummarizedRates - Depreciation Application In this decision, the AUC considered ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd.’s (“ATCO Gas”) 2018 depreciation application, which was supported by a depreciation study prepared by Concentric Advisors, ULC (“Concentric”)....
ATCO Gas, a division of ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. 2020 Interim Transmission Service Charge (Rider T), AUC Decision 25283-D01-2020
Link to Decision SummarizedRates - Rider T In this decision, the AUC approved 2020 transmission service rider (Rider T) rates for ATCO Gas, a division of ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd., on an interim refundable basis effective March 1, 2020. The interim Rider T rates...
NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. Application for 2021 NGTL System Expansion Project, CER Decision GH-003-2018
Link to Decision SummarizedGas Pipeline - System Expansion In this decision, the CER considered an application from NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (“NGTL”) to construct and operate the 2021 System Expansion Project (the “Project”). The CER recommended to the Governor in...
AltaGas Canada Inc. and PSPIB Cycle Investments Inc. Application for Transfer of Shares and Stock, AUC Decision 25089-D01-2020
Link to Decision SummarizedSection 109 Public Utilities Act - Sections 26 and 27 Gas Utilities Act In this decision, the AUC approved and authorized AltaGas Canada Inc. (“AltaGas Canada”), pursuant to section 27 of the Gas Utilities Act (“GUA”), to sell and transfer...
Request for Regulatory Appeal by ISH Energy Ltd. – Canadian Natural Resources Limited, AER Request for Regulatory Appeal No.:1919287
Link to Decision SummarizedAER Regulatory Appeal In this decision, the AER considered a request from ISH Energy Ltd. (“ISH”) under section 38 of the Responsible Energy Development Act (“REDA”) for a regulatory appeal of the AER’s decision to approve Canadian Natural...
Request for Regulatory Appeal by Robert A. Shields – Vantage Point Resources Inc. Reclamation, AER Request for Regulatory Appeal No.: 1924500
Link to Decision SummarizedAER Regulatory Appeal In this decision, the AER considered a request for regulatory appeal by Robert A. Shields raising concerns about crop contamination due to planting of seed that did not conform to the remainder of the field and issuance...
Evergreen Gas Co-op Ltd. Franchise Agreement with the Town of Drayton Valley (AUC Decision 25219-D01-2020)
Link to Decision SummarizedFranchise Agreement In this decision, the AUC considered an application filed by Evergreen Gas Co-op Ltd. (“Evergreen”) requesting approval of a natural gas franchise agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Town of Drayton Valley (“Drayton...
ATCO Pipelines Variance of Decision 22986-D01-2018 and Decision 23537-D01-2018 (Errata) (AUC Decision 24176-D01-2020)
Link to Decision SummarizedReview and Variance - Prudence In this decision, an AUC review panel (the “Review Panel”) considered ATCO Pipelines’ claim for a variance of Decision 22986-D01-20181 and Decision 23537-D01-2018. The Review Panel allowed the claim for...
Abandonment Hearing NOVA Gas Transmission Limited 2018 Meter Stations and Laterals Abandonment Program (MHW-003-2019)
Link to Decision SummarizedPipeline Abandonment In this decision, the CER considered an application by NOVA Gas Transmission Limited (“NGTL”) for the abandonment of 15 meter stations and 22 associated lateral pipelines, one stand-alone meter station and four...
Requests for Regulatory Appeal by Werner Ambros and Sharon Ambros Encana Corporation (Requests for Regulatory Appeal Nos. 1919768 and 1924228)
Link to Decision SummarizedRegulatory Appeal AER In this decision, the AER considered the requests of Werner Ambros and Sharon Ambros (the “Ambroses”) under section 38 of the Responsible Energy Development Act (“REDA”) for regulatory appeals of the AER’s decisions to...
Chevron Canada Limited Application for a 40 year Licence to Export Natural Gas as Liquified Natural Gas (Letter Decision)
Link to Letter DecisionSection 118 Surplus Criterion, Liquified natural gas In this decision, the CER considered an application by Chevron Canada Limited (“Chevron”) pursuant to section 117 of the National Energy Board Act (“NEB Act”) for a 40-year licence to export...
AER Administration Fees (Industry Levy), AER Bulletin 2019-31
Link to Bulletin SummarizedBulletin - Administrative Fees - Industry Levy Energy Regulation ProgramDue to delays in the finalization of the 2019/20 budget, the Government of Alberta approved the AER to issue two sets of administrative fees for 2019. The first set of...
Request for Regulatory Appeal by DBS Resources Ltd. & North Shore Resources Ltd., Request for Regulatory Appeal No.:1922370 & 1922372
Link to Decision SummarizedRequest for Regulatory Appeal - Timeframe to File In this decision, the AER considered DBS Resources Ltd. (“DBS”) and North Shore Resources Ltd. (“North Shore”)’s requests for regulatory appeal of their respective January 4, 2019 Notices to...
Request for Regulatory Appeal by DBS Resources Ltd. & North Shore Resources Ltd., Request for Regulatory Appeal No.:1922370 & 1922372
Link to Decision SummarizedRequest for Regulatory Appeal - Timeframe to File In this decision, the AER considered DBS Resources Ltd. (“DBS”) and North Shore Resources Ltd. (“North Shore”)’s requests for regulatory appeal of their respective January 4, 2019 Notices to...
Change to Consent Requirements When Crown Mineral and Disposal Rights Overlap, AER Bulletin 2019-30
Link to Bulletin SummarizedBulletin - Disposal Schemes - Overlapping Crown Mineral Rights Holders On October 31, 2019, Alberta Energy released Information Letter 2019-37. The AER will no longer require proof of consent from overlapping Crown mineral rights holders for...
ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. Franchise Agreement with the Village of Beiseker, AUC Decision 24998-D01-2019
Link to Decision SummarizedGas - Municipal Franchise Agreement In this decision, the AUC considered an application (the “Application”) filed by ATCO Gas South (“ATCO”) requesting approval of a natural gas franchise agreement renewal (the “Agreement”) with the Village...
Pipeline Integrity Management Programs Must Consider Slope Movement, AER Bulletin 2019-28
Link to Bulletin SummarizedBulletin - Pipeline Integrity Management A number of factors can increase the instability of slopes, including precipitation. The AER has noted a slight increase in the number of pipeline failures in 2019 resulting from earth movement of...
Amendments to Manual 013: Compliance and Enforcement Program, AER Bulletin 2019-27
Link to Bulletin SummarizedBulletin - Compliance Assurance The AER released a new edition of Manual 013: Compliance and Enforcement Program. This manual provides details on how the AER administers compliance assurance and guides AER staff in the development and...
ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. 2019 Unaccounted-For Gas Rider D, AUC Decision 24815-D01-2019
Link to Decision SummarizedRates - Unaccounted-for Gas Rider D In this decision, the AUC considered an application from ATCO Gas (a division of ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd.) requesting approval of its unaccounted-for gas (“UFG”) Rider D rate of 0.864 percent for...
IL 83-02 and ID 96-03 Rescinded, AER Bulletin 2019-25
Link to Bulletin SummarizedBulletin The AER has determined that the following regulatory documents are no longer necessary, and they are now rescinded:IL 83-02Informational Letter 83-02: Annual Reservoir Review for Gas Pools has now been rescinded for the following...
Revised Date for Move of New Well Applications to OneStop, AER Bulletin 2019-24
Link to Bulletin SummarizedBulletin - Well Applications On October 3, 2019, the AER issued Bulletin 2019-22, announcing that all applications for new well licences would need to be submitted through OneStop as of October 17, 2019. This move was delayed and will now...
Nova Gas Transmission Ltd. Application for North Central Corridor Loop, CER October 15, 2019 Letter Decision
Link to Decision SummarizedFacilities -Gas Pipeline In this decision the CER considered an application from Nova Gas Transmission Ltd (“NGTL”) for approval of its North Central Corridor Loop (North Start Section 1) Project (the “Project”). The CER approved the...
New Edition of Manual 011, AER Bulletin 2019-23
Link to Bulletin SummarizedBulletin - Manual 11 On October 7, 2019, the AER released a new edition of Manual 011: How to Submit Volumetric Data to the AER. Changes were made to the activity codes in appendix 1 and to the wording around acid gas in appendix 9.These...
Directive 056 Updated and New Well Applications Moved to OneStop, AER Bulletin 2019-22
Link to Bulletin SummarizedBulletin - Directive 056 On October 3, 2019, the AER released a new edition of Directive 056: Energy Development Applications and Schedules that came into effect on October 17, 2019.Section 7.8 has been updated as follows:The Lahee...
NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. Application for Approval of Amendments to the NGTL Gas Transportation Tariff Temporary Service Protocol (CER Decision on RH-002-2019)
Link to letter decisionGas - Transportation Tariff - Temporary Service Protocol In this decision, the CER considered an application (the “Application”) by NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (“NGTL”) with the CER’s predecessor, the National Energy Board (“NEB”), for amendments...
AltaGas Utilities Inc. 2019-2020 Unaccounted-For Gas Rider E and Rider H (AUC Decision 24763-D01-2019)
Link to decision summarizedUnaccounted-for Gas Riders In this decision, the AUC approved AltaGas Utilities Inc. (“AltaGas”)’s rate Riders E and H as filed, effective November 1, 2019.BackgroundRiders E and H aimed to recover amounts associated with unaccounted-for Gas...
TransCanada Energy Ltd. Application Requesting Release from Direction in Decision 23349-D01-2018 (AUC Decision 24826-D01-2019)
Link to decision summarizedRelease from Direction In this decision, the AUC released TransCanada Energy Ltd. (“TC”) from the AUC’s direction in Decision 23394-D01-2018. This direction required TC to advise the AUC if Express Pipeline Ltd. (“Express”) ceased to receive...
ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. Franchise Agreement with the Town of Magrath (AUC Decision 24812-D01-2019)
Link to decision summarizedNatural Gas - Franchise Agreement In this decision, the AUC considered an application by ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. (“ATCO”) requesting approval of a natural gas franchise agreement (“franchise agreement”) renewal with the Town of Magrath...
Abandonment Hearing Obsidian Energy Ltd. Application for Approval to Abandon One Lateral Pipeline (NEB Decision MHW-002-2019)
Link to decision summarizedNatural Gas - Lateral Pipeline Abandonment In this decision, the NEB considered an application (the “Application”), filed on September 25, 2019 by Obsidian Energy Ltd. (“Obsidian”) for leave to abandon an in-place pipeline (the “Project”)....
AltaGas Holdings Inc. on Behalf of AltaGas Pipeline Partnership Application for Approval to Abandon the Pouce Coupe B Pipeline (NEB Decision MHW-005-2019)
Link to decision summarizedNatural Gas - Pipeline Project Abandonment In this decision, the NEB considered an application by AltaGas Holdings Inc. (“AltaGas”) on October 31, 2018 to abandon the Pouce Coupe B Pipeline Project (the “Project” or “Pipeline”) in-place (the...
Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline Management Ltd. Application for Approval of 2020-2021 Toll Settlement (NEB Letter Decision and Order TG-007-2019)
Link to decision summarizedNatural Gas - Toll Settlement In this decision, the NEB considered an application (the “Application”) from Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline Management Ltd. (“M&NP”) pursuant to Part IV of the National Energy Board Act and the Board’s...
Jurisdiction over the Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project, (NEB Decision MH-053-2018)
Link to decision summarizedLack of Federal Jurisdiction Over Pipeline Project In this decision, the NEB considered whether to assert jurisdiction over the Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project (“CGL Pipeline” or “Project”).The NEB concluded that the Project was not...