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Petroleum and Natural Gas Public Offerings and results

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Alberta leases petroleum and natural gas (P&NG) mineral rights to companies for exploration and development of resources. This is a schedule of the offerings (sales) and results following each sale. More ≫

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Alberta leases petroleum and natural gas (P&NG) mineral rights to companies for exploration and development of resources. This is a schedule of the offerings (sales) and results following each sale.

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Alberta’s response to the clean electricity regulation public update : Government of Alberta technical submission

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This document serves as the Government of Alberta’s technical submission to the public update to the draft Clean Electricity Regulations released by Environment and Climate Change Canada on... More ≫

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This document serves as the Government of Alberta’s technical submission to the public update to the draft Clean Electricity Regulations released by Environment and Climate Change Canada on February 16, 2024. This submission supplements the submission made by the Government of Alberta on November 2, 2023, on the federal draft Clean Electricity Regulations in Canada Gazette 1.

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Natural gas & liquefied natural gas (LNG) : building a lower emission energy future with Natural Gas

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This fact sheet looks at the province's efforts to accelerate the development of natural gas and liquefied natural gas capacity that provides affordable, secure and reliable energy to Canadians,... More ≫

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This fact sheet looks at the province's efforts to accelerate the development of natural gas and liquefied natural gas capacity that provides affordable, secure and reliable energy to Canadians, while also displacing the use of coal around the world.

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A report on air quality monitoring conducted in the Three Creeks area (phase II)

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This interim report had identified the presence of a variety of hydrocarbons in the Three Creeks area. At times, these hydrocarbons were detected in elevated concentrations. No Alberta Ambient Air... More ≫

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This interim report had identified the presence of a variety of hydrocarbons in the Three Creeks area. At times, these hydrocarbons were detected in elevated concentrations. No Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives were exceeded for any of the samples that had the appropriate sampling intervals.

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Gas migration test report - Dingman #1 seep area

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Presents results of a gas migration test on the Dingman #1 seep area to delineate the seep area and establish LEL (lower explosive limit) percentages in the affected areas. The Turner Valley gas... More ≫

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Presents results of a gas migration test on the Dingman #1 seep area to delineate the seep area and establish LEL (lower explosive limit) percentages in the affected areas. The Turner Valley gas plant site, used for many decades for petroleum production and refining, was decommissioned after 1985 and was designated as a historic site in 1995.

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Potential for gas migration due to coalbed methane development

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Coalbed gas (CBG) effectively consists of methane with minor amounts of ethane and propane, but no hydrogen sulphide (H2S). Recognition of CBG as an increasingly important energy resource has led... More ≫

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Coalbed gas (CBG) effectively consists of methane with minor amounts of ethane and propane, but no hydrogen sulphide (H2S). Recognition of CBG as an increasingly important energy resource has led to rapid expansion of exploration activity. Rapid development started in the 1980s in the western United States of America (USA), and has spread over the last six years to the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB). Increased production activities have brought increased awareness of environmental issues surrounding CBG development. In particular, reports of negative experiences associated with early CBG development in the USA have raised stakeholder concerns in Canada. Alberta CBG development has largely avoided the water resources issues experienced in the USA from CBG exploitation for two reasons. The major CBG resource plays in Canada to date have been in ‘dry’ coals, while ‘wet’ CBG coals developed in the USA required dewatering in order to recover the gas. Secondly, the rapid...

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The free gas sampling standard operating procedure for baseline water well testing

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This is the revised standard operating procedures for the field protocols to be used to collect gas, water and bacteria samples for baseline water well testing. The objective of baseline water... More ≫

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This is the revised standard operating procedures for the field protocols to be used to collect gas, water and bacteria samples for baseline water well testing. The objective of baseline water well testing is to produce representative gas, water and bacteria samples of the water contributing zone or zones that a give well is screened across. The data collected will serve as a baseline for future testing if there is a concern of an impact on the water well by coal-bed methane activity.

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Gas sampling requirements for baseline well-water testing for coalbed methane/natural gas in coal operations

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These requirements are supplementary to the Standard for Water-Well Testing for Coalbed Methane/Natural Gas in Coal Operations and as such contribute to the Standard’s commitment to continue... More ≫

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These requirements are supplementary to the Standard for Water-Well Testing for Coalbed Methane/Natural Gas in Coal Operations and as such contribute to the Standard’s commitment to continue protection of provincial groundwater resources and Albertans’ groundwater supplies through responsible coalbed methane development. The requirements provide consistent protocols for testing, sampling and analyzing groundwater from water wells that were pre-/post-tested as part of the Baseline Water Well Testing Program.

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Standard for baseline water-well testing for coalbed methane/natural gas in coal operations

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Coalbed methane, also known as natural gas in coal, is in the early stages of development in Alberta and has significant growth potential. With this potential for development, it is necessary to... More ≫

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Coalbed methane, also known as natural gas in coal, is in the early stages of development in Alberta and has significant growth potential. With this potential for development, it is necessary to obtain consistent baseline data on groundwater to ensure the protection of groundwater resources and the environment. This standard makes baseline testing a mandatory regulatory requirement.

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Health effects associated with short-term exposure to low levels of sulphur dioxide (SO₂) : a technical review

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In response to recommendations of the final report of the Provincial Advisory Committee on Public Safety and Sour Gas released in December 2000, Alberta Health and Wellness commissioned reports on... More ≫

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In response to recommendations of the final report of the Provincial Advisory Committee on Public Safety and Sour Gas released in December 2000, Alberta Health and Wellness commissioned reports on the health effects of low-level exposure to hydrogen sulphide (H2S) and sulphur dioxide (SO2). The present report on SO2 is the second of four reports. The goal of these reports was to provide a comprehensive review of the available primary scientific literature in order to develop a quantitative understanding of the current state of knowledge with respect to the dose-response relationship between exposure to these contaminants (H2S and SO2) and health effects based on the weight of evidence in the peer-reviewed scientific literature.

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