Alberta Energy Regulator

The AER issued an order requiring MAGA Energy Ltd. (MAGA) to suspend its operations to protect the public and environment.

🔎 Read the announcement: https://bit.ly/4sQccni

📞 Questions? Contact our Customer Contact Centre at 1-855-297-8311 or [email protected].

AER Order Suspends MAGA Energy Operations | Alberta Energy Regulator On April 22, 2026, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) issued an order requiring MAGA Energy Ltd. (MAGA) to suspend its operations to protect the public and environment. Based on MAGA’s unpaid municipal taxes, AER and Orphan Well Association debt, and failure to meet its commitments, the Director a...

Following a public comment period, the AER has published revised editions of Directive 088: Licensee Life-Cycle Management and Manual 023, which includes a reduction in the closure nomination baseline closure timelines from 10 years to five years and clarified reporting requirements.

Closure nomination allows eligible requesters to nominate eligible inactive or abandoned oil and gas wells and facilities (not including pipelines or pipeline risers) for closure work.

🔎 Read the bulletin here: https://bit.ly/4cCuuST

📞 Questions? Contact our Customer Contact Centre at 1-855-297-8311 or [email protected].

Through an agreement with the Western Regulators Forum, Albertans and the energy industry can access CSA Technical Standards at no cost. These standards are referenced in many AER directives and used to safely regulate oil, gas, and pipelines operations throughout Canada.

🔎 Read the announcement: https://bit.ly/4mmFhp5

📞 Questions? Contact our Customer Contact Centre at 1-855-297-8311 or [email protected].

The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has issued the 2026/27 industry levy of $260.0 million. This funding is required to support the AER’s operations in fiscal year 2026/27.

Invoices will be emailed to operators on April 1, 2026, with payment due by May 1, 2026.

🔎 Read more in the 2026/27 AER Administration Fees (Industry Levy) bulletin here: https://bit.ly/41EdeHT

For questions, contact our Customer Contact Centre at 1-855-297-8311 or [email protected].

The AER has rescinded Directive 035. This change follows Alberta Environment and Protected Areas’ shift to a voluntary baseline testing program.

What does this mean for Albertans?
Groundwater protection remains strong.
Over the past 20 years, companies submitted more than 16,000 baseline water well test logs, and the AER did not confirm any case of risk to public safety, environmental protection, or resource conservation that would require the directive to remain in place.

What isn’t changing:
✔️ Strong well construction and integrity requirements
✔️ Processes for investigating landowner water well concerns
✔️ 24-hour reporting line: 1-800-222-6514
✔️ Oversight through inspections and audits of CBM wells

The AER continues to encourage voluntary baseline water well testing to support transparency and help prevent future concerns.

🔎 Bulletin: https://bit.ly/4v1XAUl