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STANDATA bulletin : gas

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Gas safety information bulletins provide guidance and clarity to interested parties on matters relating to gas codes adopted under the Gas Code Regulation. STANDATA are developed and issued by... More ≫

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Gas safety information bulletins provide guidance and clarity to interested parties on matters relating to gas codes adopted under the Gas Code Regulation. STANDATA are developed and issued by Alberta Municipal Affairs to support the consistent application of codes and standards under the Safety Codes Act. STANDATA are issued as interpretations, variances or information bulletins that may apply province-wide or to specific sites for any thing, process or activity regulated by the Act.

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Historical timber dues : coniferous pulpwood and roundwood

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Presents historical timber dues information for coniferous pulpwood and roundwood for the period of January 1994 to December 2018.

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Methods for determining the accuracy and comparing the agreement between ground measures and advanced forest inventory techniques

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Two critical questions often arise in forest management pertaining to the accuracy and suitability of any new forest inventory technique at the tree or stand level: how can we judge whether a new... More ≫

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Two critical questions often arise in forest management pertaining to the accuracy and suitability of any new forest inventory technique at the tree or stand level: how can we judge whether a new inventory technique is valid or of acceptable accuracy; and how can we compare if a new inventory technique agrees with or is better than an existing one. This technical document describes the procedures and the statistical methods that collectively provide the tools to address and answer these questions.

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Mercer Peace River Pulp Ltd. (East) 2019 forest management plan

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Forest company forest management plans (FMPs) detail when, where and how timber on Alberta Crown land will be managed in order to balance social, economic and environmental needs based on input... More ≫

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Forest company forest management plans (FMPs) detail when, where and how timber on Alberta Crown land will be managed in order to balance social, economic and environmental needs based on input from the public, Indigenous peoples and interest groups. The forest management planning area under consideration is FMA 0900044 allocated to Mercer Peace River Pulp Ltd. The FMP covers Forest Management Unit P21 located entirely within the Lower Peace Land-Use Framework planning region in northern Alberta; it falls within the Dry Mixedwood, Central Mixedwood, Upper Boreal Highlands and Lower Boreal Highlands natural subregions.

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Methodology for the electricity displacement factor

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Outlines and describes the methodology to calculate the Electricity Grid Displacement Factor. The EGDF is used within the Alberta Emission Offset System to quantify emission offsets from projects... More ≫

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Outlines and describes the methodology to calculate the Electricity Grid Displacement Factor. The EGDF is used within the Alberta Emission Offset System to quantify emission offsets from projects that follow an approved quantification protocol and supply renewable electricity to Alberta’s electrical grid, reduce electricity used from the grid, or increase the use of electricity from the grid.

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Reclamation practices and criteria for powerlines

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This guide addresses those areas where supplementary guidance on reclamation and regulatory closure for powerline right-of-ways is required. This includes: transmission line right-of-ways on both... More ≫

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This guide addresses those areas where supplementary guidance on reclamation and regulatory closure for powerline right-of-ways is required. This includes: transmission line right-of-ways on both private land and public land, and distribution line right-of-ways on public land. The practices and criteria presented in this document are for use by powerline operators and qualified environmental professionals when removing powerlines, and for assessing powerline right-of-ways and associated lands.

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Project scope : gas over bitumen technical solution, industry & government collaboration

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Gas over bitumen occurs when natural gas pools are found above bitumen reservoirs. This document lays out the project scope for a joint industry and government committee which was struck to find a... More ≫

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Gas over bitumen occurs when natural gas pools are found above bitumen reservoirs. This document lays out the project scope for a joint industry and government committee which was struck to find a technical solution that would allow independent production of both bitumen and natural gas in these situations.

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Oil and gas fiscal regimes comparison of the western Canadian provinces and territories

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Compares the different fiscal regimes for the oil and gas industry in the four western-most Canadian Provinces and the territories. Includes sections on Crown royalties, fiscal incentives... More ≫

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Compares the different fiscal regimes for the oil and gas industry in the four western-most Canadian Provinces and the territories. Includes sections on Crown royalties, fiscal incentives (including royalty holidays, royalty relief, and royalty tax credits), freehold taxes, and federal and provincial corporate taxes.

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Gas over bitumen technical solution : technical solution roadmap

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Gas over bitumen occurs when natural gas pools are found above bitumen reservoirs. This document presents a tool companies can use to optimize both gas and bitumen recovery in these situations.... More ≫

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Gas over bitumen occurs when natural gas pools are found above bitumen reservoirs. This document presents a tool companies can use to optimize both gas and bitumen recovery in these situations. Developed by the Gas over Bitumen Technical Solution industry and government collaboration.

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Oil and gas fiscal regimes comparison of the western Canadian provinces

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Compares the different fiscal regimes for the oil and gas industry in the four western-most Canadian Provinces. Includes sections on Crown royalties, fiscal incentives (including royalty holidays,... More ≫

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Compares the different fiscal regimes for the oil and gas industry in the four western-most Canadian Provinces. Includes sections on Crown royalties, fiscal incentives (including royalty holidays, royalty relief, and royalty tax credits), freehold taxes, and federal and provincial corporate taxes.

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