Narrow Results By
Applicant
- Albian Sands Energy Inc. 1
- Canadian Crude Separators Inc. 1
- Canadian Natural Resources Limited 1
- Caprice Holdings Inc. 1
- Cardinal River Coals Ltd. 1
- Compton Petroleum Corporation 1
- Dover Operating Corp. 1
- Petro-Canada 1
- Prosper Petroleum Ltd. 1
- Prospex Resources Ltd. 1
- Shell Canada Energy 1
- Statoil Canada Limited 1
Decision 98-11
https://had.aer.ca/link/decision2946
- Applicant
- Caprice Holdings Inc.
- Application Number
- 970378
- Title
- Decision 98-11 : Caprice Holdings Inc.: Application to construct and operate an oilfield waste management facility, Brazeau/Elk River area
- Date
- 1998
- Title
- Decision 98-11 : Caprice Holdings Inc.: Application to construct and operate an oilfield waste management facility, Brazeau/Elk River area
- Date
- 1998
- Applicant
- Caprice Holdings Inc.
- Application Number
- 970378
- Hearing Panel
- Dilay JD
- Mink FJ
- Shirley EA
- Hearing Type
- Board
- Category
- Waste management
- Descriptors
- Air pollution
- Brazeau River area
- Citizen participation
- Elk River area
- Environmental impact assessment
- Environmental impact
- Flare
- Guide 58
- Groundwater
- Hydrogeology
- Locating
- Organic compound
- Regulation
- Waste disposal
- Waste treatment
- NTS 83B
- Legal References
- Energy Resources Conservation Act S29
- Oil and Gas Conservation Act S26
- Notes
- EUB Decision D98-14 on application no. 970378 by Caprice Holdings to construct and operate an oilfield waste management facility at Lsd 11, Section 3, Township 47, Range 11 W5M to process solids, produced water, and oily waste. Issues considered included the need for the facility, the location and impact, adequacy of public consultation, and issues surrounding the Board application process such as completeness and accuracy, need for an EIA, initiation of facility construction proir to approval, and the role of interveners.
- Interveners
- Byram Industrial Services Ltd.
- Kalita P
- Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development
- Approval
- Approved
- Approved with conditions
- Conditions
- Groundwater monitoring and submission of a re-evaluation of the geology and hydrogeology of the site prior to operation
- Solids storage pit: to contain solids defined in Guide 58 only, and to be cleaned and inspected annually
- Surface runoff containment: management system is appropriate
- Location
- 11-03-047-11W5
Decision 99-25
https://had.aer.ca/link/decision3111
- Applicant
- Syncrude Canada Limited
- Application Number
- 980381
- Title
- Decision 99-25: Application by Syncrude Canada Ltd. for amendment of approval No. 7550, proposed Mildred Lake upgrader expansion
- Date
- 1999
- Title
- Decision 99-25: Application by Syncrude Canada Ltd. for amendment of approval No. 7550, proposed Mildred Lake upgrader expansion
- Date
- 1999
- Applicant
- Syncrude Canada Limited
- Application Number
- 980381
- Hearing Panel
- Dilay JD
- McGee TM
- Langlo CA
- Hearing Type
- Board
- Category
- Environment/Pollution
- Descriptors
- Airborne waste
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Environmental Impact Statement
- Mildred Lake project
- Socio-economic impact assessment
- Legal References
- Oil Sands Conservation Act S14
- Alberta Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act
- Notes
- EUB Decision D99-25 on application no. 980381 re Syncrude Approval no. 7550 to allow for expansion of the Mildred Lake Upgrader, therby increasing Syncrude's production via the addition of new Fluid coker, FGD unit, froth treatment facilities, additional hydrotreating and sulphur recovery capabilities.
- Board hearing 1999-07-27/30
- Interveners
- Mobil Oil Canada
- Suncor
- Oil Sands Coalition (OSEC)
- Anzac Metis Local #334
- Wood Buffalo First Nation
- Alberta Environment
- Alberta Health and Wellness
- Smith D
- Kitigawa M
- Dort-McLean A
- Malcolm J
- Herman E
- Vivier K
- Cree E
- Flobert J
- Cooper G
- Approval
- Approved
Decision 2002-55
https://had.aer.ca/link/decision3511
- Applicant
- Canadian Crude Separators Inc.
- Application Number
- 2000343
- 1242258
- 1096927
- 1096321
- Title
- Decision 2002-55: Canadian Crude Separators Inc. applications to construct and operate an oilfield waste management facility, drill a disposal well, construct and operate a pipeline, and operate a disposal scheme Edson field
- Date
- 2002
- Title
- Decision 2002-55: Canadian Crude Separators Inc. applications to construct and operate an oilfield waste management facility, drill a disposal well, construct and operate a pipeline, and operate a disposal scheme Edson field
- Date
- 2002
- Applicant
- Canadian Crude Separators Inc.
- Application Number
- 2000343
- 1242258
- 1096927
- 1096321
- Hearing Panel
- Bietz BF
- Nichol JR
- Railton JB
- Hearing Type
- Board
- Category
- Waste management
- Descriptors
- Air pollution
- Citizen participation
- Edson field
- Environmental impact assessment
- Flare
- Guide 51
- Guide 55
- Guide 58
- Injection well
- Leduc Fm
- Locating
- NTS 83F
- Pipeline construction
- Pipeline route
- Waste disposal
- Waste treatment
- Notes
- CCS INc. applied to the Board to construct an oilfield waste management facility at LSD 7-18-53-18W5M; to drill a well at LSD 12-16-53-19W5M; to construct and operate 7.8 km of pipeline and to inject class 1b fluids into the Leduc Fm.
- Interveners
- West Edson Landlords Coalition
- Armstrong J
- Bugg H
- Bugg J
- Chapman N
- Crawford C
- Crawford D
- Knutson E
- Makowecki F
- Secord RC
- Thebeau B
- Thebeau D
- Thompson C
- Approval
- Approved with conditions
- Conditions
- EUB hereby approves the applications subject to the applicant's strict adherence to the commitments and conditions summarized in the Appendix. Application No. 1096321 is approved subject to the drilling and evaluation of the proposed well and to adherence with the wellbore integrity requirements of Guide 51 : Injection and Disposal Wells.
- Location
- 07-18-053-18W5
- 12-16-053-19W5
Decision 2004-05
https://had.aer.ca/link/decision3790
- Applicant
- Canadian Natural Resources Limited
- Application Number
- 1273113
- Title
- Decision 2004-5: Canadian Natural Resources Limited, application for an oil sands mine, bitumen extraction plant, and bitumen upgrading plant in the Fort McMurray area (Horizon Oilsands project Joint panel report of Alberta Energy and Utilities Board and Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency)
- Date
- 2004
- Title
- Decision 2004-5: Canadian Natural Resources Limited, application for an oil sands mine, bitumen extraction plant, and bitumen upgrading plant in the Fort McMurray area (Horizon Oilsands project Joint panel report of Alberta Energy and Utilities Board and Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency)
- Date
- 2004
- Applicant
- Canadian Natural Resources Limited
- Application Number
- 1273113
- Hearing Panel
- Dilay JD
- Houlihan RN
- Kupfer G
- Hearing Type
- Board
- Joint
- Category
- Oil sands
- Legal References
- Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act 1992
- Oil Sands Conservation Act S10
- Oil Sands Conservation Act S11
- Notes
- Also available in French
- Interveners
- Deer Creek Energy Limited
- Theriault D
- Montemurro M
- Hackbarth D
- Mikisew Cree First Nations
- Schindler D
- Byrne J
- Brownlee J
- Kienzle S
- Komers P
- Waquan A (Chief)
- Courtorielle W
- Courtorielle S
- McKay R
- Waquan MR
- Marten T
- Oil Sands Environmental Coalition
- Kitagawa M
- Woynillowicz D
- Dort-McLean A
- Fort McKay First Nation
- Metis Local 122 (Fort McKay)
- Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation
- Fort McMurray Medical Staff Association
- Marlboro Environmental Committee
- Brandenburg
- Sierra Club of Canada
- Dastous C
- Dastous M
- Shell Canada Limited
- Suncor Energ Inc.
- Imperial Oil Resources
- ExxonMobil Canada
- Syncrude Canada
- UTS Energy Corp.
- Birch Mountain Resources Ltd.
- Government of Canada
- Environment Canada
- Fairbairn M
- Bates-Frymel L
- Norton MR
- Brownlee B
- Lindeman D
- Department of Fisheries and Oceans
- Majewski D
- Thomson A
- Courtney R
- Makowecki B
- Shamess J
- Walker D
- Huber W
- Natural Resources Canada
- Browning GR
- Cliffe MK
- Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Alberta
- Yoshisaka D
- de la Chevrotiere C
- Marriott P
- Boyd M
- Barrett R
- Bodo K
- Chabaylo R
- Rhude L
- McEachern P
- Singh K
- Hale C
- Wood Buffalo First Nation
- Campbell RSJ
- Castor W
- Cree E
- Woodward R
- McDonald D
- Chipewyan Prairie First Nation Industrial Relations Corporation
- Approval
- Approved with conditions
- Conditions
- CNRL must do the following as conditions of approval: On or before December 31, 2007, submit to the EUB for its review and approval a report on the southwest area lease boundary containing a comprehensive evaluation of the lease boundary geology and reserves, geotechnical conditions, alternative mining scenarios and impacts, and associated costs, in accordance with Section 3.1 of EUB ID 2001-7 (Section 7.1.3). At least five years prior to mining at the southeast lease boundary but no later than December 31, 2010, submit to the EUB for its review and approval a report on the southeast area lease boundary containing a comprehensive evaluation of the lease boundary geology and reserves, geotechnical conditions, alternative mining scenarios and impacts, and associated costs, in accordance with Section 3.1 of ID 2001-7 (Section 7.1.3). At least six months prior to the construction of the plant site, submit to the EUB for its review and approval a report documenting efforts that have been taken to optimize the plant site area with respect to the minimization of resource sterilization (Section 7.2.2). At least six months prior to field preparation, submit to the EUB for its review and approval detailed geotechnical designs for all external overburden disposal areas (Section 7.3.2). At least five years prior to mining at the final pit wall but no later than December 31, 2016, submit to the EUB for its review and approval a report evaluating the mineable oil sands ore quality and nonrecoverable quantity in the east final pit wall area adjacent to the Athabasca River, and a detailed geotechnical stability evaluation of the final east pit wall location (Section 7.5.2). Beginning with the September 2004 annual mine plan, submit to the EUB the details of the MOPP testing (Section 7.6.2). At least six months prior to beginning mine depressurization activities, submit to the EUB for its review and approval a monitoring plan to detect basal aquifer pressure changes at the lease boundary with DCEL (Section 7.7.3). On or before February 28 of each year following start-up of mine depressurization activities, or such other date as the EUB may stipulate, submit to the EUB a report on the results of the basal aquifer monitoring program at the lease boundary with DCEL (Section 7.7.3). Within one year of project approval, satisfy the EUB on the need, or otherwise, to monitor the effects of depressurization and injection activities along the northern and western boundary of mining activities (Section 7.7.3). On an annual average basis, limit diluent losses to tailings and the scheme to not more than 4.0 volumes per 1000 volumes of bitumen production, unless it can satisfy the Board that a limit of 4.3 volumes per 1000 volumes of bitumen production is appropriate (Section 8.2.3). Not discharge any untreated froth treatment tailings to the tailings area (Section 8.2.3). Every five years commencing February 28, 2010, or such other date as the EUB may stipulate, submit to the EUB a report on the feasibility of coke use and sales potential (Section 9.13). On or before February 28, 2005, and every year thereafter, or such other date as the EUB may stipulate, submit to the EUB a progress report summarizing
- research and development on solid tailings technologies, and
- modifications to the existing tailings plan to ensure a trafficable landscape, rapid progressive reclamation and to eliminate the need for long-term storage of fluid tailings (Section 10.1.3). Two years prior to planned start-up, or such other date as the EUB may stipulate, submit to the EUB a report summarizing the engineering design and operating plans for the NST system (Section 10.1.3). On or before February 28 of every year following start-up, or such other date or frequency as the EUB may stipulate, submit to the EUB a report summarizing for the preceding year the performance of the NST system, including reasons for deviations from design (Section 10.1.3). Within one year of project approval, satisfy the EUB on the need, or otherwise, to monitor for potential effects of injection activities on the depressurization needs of other developments in the regional study area (Section 12.7). Include in the project area a minimum setback of 250 m from the edge of the wetted width of the Athabasca River during spring flow, excluding the water intake facility (Section 15.6).
Decision 2006-39|2006-39 Errata
https://had.aer.ca/link/decision4139
- Applicant
- Prospex Resources Ltd.
- Application Number
- 1379164
- Title
- Decision 2006-039 Prospex Resources Ltd: Application for a well licence Garrington Field (and Eratta released May 10, 2006)
- Date
- 2006
- Title
- Decision 2006-039 Prospex Resources Ltd: Application for a well licence Garrington Field (and Eratta released May 10, 2006)
- Date
- 2006
- Applicant
- Prospex Resources Ltd.
- Application Number
- 1379164
- Hearing Panel
- McGee TM
- Willard RJ
- Waisman DD
- Hearing Type
- Board
- Category
- Well licence
- Descriptors
- Decision D2005-060
- DIR 056
- DIR 060
- DIR 071
- Emergency response plan
- Environmental impact assessment
- ID 2001-05
- Gas flaring
- Garrington Field
- Mannville Fm
- Site survey
- Sour gas
- Swan Hills Fm
- Well licence
- Legal References
- Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations
- Notes
- Eratta released May 10, 2006
- Interveners
- Rossall J
- Clissold R
- Connors P
- Bissett D
- Brown R
- Dabbs F
- Papanikolaou N
- Burkinshaw P
- Burkinshaw L
- Cressman J
- Robidoux R
- Freeman J
- Approval
- Approved with conditions
- Conditions
- The Board approves the well licence at the revised surface location noted on the survey plan filed with the Board on February 16, 2006 APPENDIX 2 SUMMARY OF COMMITMENTS COMMITMENTS BY PROSPEX
- Location
- 12-04-036-04W5
- 06-04-036-04W5
Decision 2006-52
https://had.aer.ca/link/decision4151
- Applicant
- Compton Petroleum Corporation
- Application Number
- 1423649
- Title
- Decision 2006-052 : Decision on requests for consideration of standing respecting a well licence application by Compton Petroleum Corporation : Eastern slopes area
- Date
- 2006
- Title
- Decision 2006-052 : Decision on requests for consideration of standing respecting a well licence application by Compton Petroleum Corporation : Eastern slopes area
- Date
- 2006
- Applicant
- Compton Petroleum Corporation
- Application Number
- 1423649
- Hearing Panel
- McGee TM
- Dilay JD
- Nichol JR
- Hearing Type
- Board
- No Hearing
- Category
- Well licence
- Descriptors
- Air quality
- Eastern Slopes area
- Environmental impact assessment
- Groundwater
- IL 93-09
- Water pollution
- Well licence
- Intervener status
- Legal References
- Energy Resources Conservation Act
- Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations
- Interveners
- Livingston Landowners Group
- Olthafer L
- Municipal District of Pincher Creek
- Smith T
- Gold T
- Gold I
- Halibert K
- Kathol N
- Pekisko Group
- Cross J
- Blades M
- Alberta Wilderness Association
- Douglas N
- South Porcupine Hills Stewardship Association
- Newton B
- Approval
- Denied
- Location
- 15-28-009-01W5
Decision 2006-112
https://had.aer.ca/link/decision4186
- Applicant
- Suncor Energy Inc
- Application Number
- 1391211
- 1391212
- Title
- Decision 2006-112 : Suncor Energy Inc. application for expansion of an oil sands mine (North Steepbank mine extension) and a bitumen upgrading facility (Voyageur Upgrader) in the Fort McMurray area
- Date
- 2006
- Title
- Decision 2006-112 : Suncor Energy Inc. application for expansion of an oil sands mine (North Steepbank mine extension) and a bitumen upgrading facility (Voyageur Upgrader) in the Fort McMurray area
- Date
- 2006
- Applicant
- Suncor Energy Inc
- Application Number
- 1391211
- 1391212
- Hearing Panel
- Dilay JD
- Nichol JR
- McGee TM
- Hearing Type
- Board
- Category
- Oil sands
- Descriptors
- Bitumen
- Environmental impact assessment
- EUB Directive 056
- EUB ID 2001-07
- EUB IL 89-04
- EUB IL 96-07
- Fort McMurray area
- NTS 83H
- Recommendation
- Risk
- Steepbank Mine
- Oil sands project
- Upgrading
- Legal References
- Administrative Procedures and Jurisdiction Act
- Energy Resources Conservation Act
- EUB Rules of Practice
- Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act
- Oil Sands Conservation Act S10
- Oil Sands Conservation Act S13
- Interveners
- Athabasca Chipewayan First Nation
- Canadian Natural Resources Limited
- Clearwater River Paul Cree Band #175
- Fort McKay First Nation
- Imperial Oil Resources Ventures Limited
- Mikisew Cree First Nation
- Oil Sands Environmental Coalition
- Shell Canada Limited
- Synenco Energy Inc
- Wood Buffalo First Nation
- Wood Buffalo Metis Locals Association
- Northern Lights Health Region
- Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
- Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Alberta
- Approval
- Approved with conditions
- Conditions
- APPENDIX 2 SUMMARY OF CONDITIONS Conditions generally are requirements in addition to or otherwise expanding upon existing regulations and guidelines. An applicant must comply with conditions or it is in breach of its approval and subject to enforcement action by the EUB. Enforcement of an approval includes enforcement of the conditions attached to that approval. Sanctions imposed for the breach of such conditions may include the suspension of the approval, resulting in the shut-in of a facility. The conditions imposed on the approval are summarized below. In the event that there is a discrepancy between this summary and the condition as set out in the main body of the decision report, the wording in the main body of the report shall prevail.
- Suncor shall submit for EUB approval the detailed geotechnical designs for the External Overburden Disposal structure and the In-pit Overburden Disposal structure along the Steepbank River at least six months prior to field preparation in these areas.
- Suncor shall submit for EUB approval a finalized plan for mining at the lease boundary between the NSME and Lease 29 five years prior to mining at this lease boundary. The plan should address the lack of drilling information on Lease 29 and contain a comprehensive evaluation of the lease boundary geology and reserves, geotechnical conditions, alternative mining scenarios and impacts, and associated costs, in accordance with Section 3.1 of ID 2001-07.
- Suncor shall meet a lower requirement for its annual diluent losses. The lower diluent loss limit of 4.0 volumes of diluent per thousand volumes of bitumen will take effect November 1, 2008.
- Suncor shall not mine oil sands from the North Steepbank Mine Extension that meet the requirements under ID 2001-07 until - it meets a CT efficiency of 76 per cent on a quarterly basis not later than the first quarter of 2009, - Pond 8 tailings storage is available for the deposition of CT, and - commercial CT production commences from the Millennium Extraction Plant.
- Suncor shall provide to the Board detailed information on the ability of the CT stored in its tailings ponds to provide a trafficable surface for reclamation. This information should include annual pond surveys, sampling data, vane shear testing, and other information as specified by the Board.
- Suncor shall provide detailed plans on the incorporation of supplementary tailings techniques to reduce Suncor’s MFT inventory in its annual tailings plan beginning in 2007.
- Suncor shall provide an annual update of its efforts to coordinate mine planning and closure with other operators in terms of landform design, drainage, and material balances as part of its annual mine plan reporting.
Decision 2006-128
https://had.aer.ca/link/decision4190
- Applicant
- Albian Sands Energy Inc.
- Application Number
- 13984411
- Title
- Decision 2006-128: Albian Sands Energy Inc. application to expand the oil sands mining and processing plant facilities at the Muskeg River Mine, joint panel report EUB and Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
- Date
- 2006
- Title
- Decision 2006-128: Albian Sands Energy Inc. application to expand the oil sands mining and processing plant facilities at the Muskeg River Mine, joint panel report EUB and Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
- Date
- 2006
- Applicant
- Albian Sands Energy Inc.
- Application Number
- 13984411
- Hearing Panel
- Nichol JR
- Dilay JD
- Cooke L
- Hearing Type
- Joint
- Board
- Category
- Electric power
- Descriptors
- Bitumen
- Environmental impact assessment
- Fort McMurray area
- Muskeg River Mine Project
- Land reclamation
- Oil mining
- Oil refinery
- Tailings
- Oil sands oil recovery
- Legal References
- Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
- Energy Resources Conservation Act
- Oil Sands Conservation Act
- Notes
- Library also has Errata reporting an error appearing in the Decision
- Interveners
- Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation
- Oil Sands Environmental Coalition
- Fort McKay First Nation
- Fort McKay Industrial Relations Corporation
- Birch Mountain Resources Ltd.
- Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
- Clearwater River Paul Cree Band #175 and the Wood Buffalo First Nation Elders Society
- Deer Creek Energy
- Husky Oil Operations Limited
- Syncrude Canada Limited
- Imperial Oil resources Ltd.
- Mikisew Cree First Nation
- Northern Lights Health Region
- Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
- Strathcona County Taxpayers Association
- Suncor Energy Inc.
- Synenxo Energy Inc.
- Seeley R
- Smith J
- Vanderputten A
- Martindale D
- Nehring L
- Goddard G
- Meyer M
- Collard T
- Jalkotzy M
- Baker M
- Takyi A
- Ingen-Housze M
- Speller W
- Froese K
- McKenzie S
- Shaw G
- Doyle C
- Trudell M
- Brown D
- Biftu G
- Fawaz R
- Galloway B
- Ade F
- Barrett R
- Dyer R
- Singh K
- Marriot P
- McEachern P
- Ives J
- Pate C
- Hopkins D
- Mackenzie A
- Jackson W
- Martin J
- Anderson R
- Weclaw P
- White B
- Ross B
- Courtney R
- Janowicz M
- Mackowecki B
- Baraniecki C
- Kellerhals M
- Lindeman D
- Mintz R
- Norton M
- Sydor M
- Tushingham
- Wayland M
- Watt C
- Boulton G
- Charron R
- Lettner C
- Muddle D
- Nakamura T
- Yacoub W
- Mikula R
- Soloway D
- Lepine M
- Marcel R
- Shih S
- Vander Meulen M
- Boag T
- Whidden T
- Fitzner J
- Blais B
- Metz L
- Corbett S
- Carlyle R
- Walker H
- Blake M
- Newell B
- Sanders B
- Hutton E
- Van Waas H
- Uliac M
- Clarke S
- Carlisle J
- Howery D
- Schneider D
- Preiksaitis A
- MacDougall T
- Kuehne H
- Approval
- Approved with conditions
- Conditions
- APPENDIX 1 SUMMARY OF EUB APPROVAL CONDITIONS AND COMMITMENTS COMMITMENTS
Decision 2010-22
https://had.aer.ca/link/decision4423
- Applicant
- Petro-Canada
- Application Number
- 1517168
- 1517170
- 1574414
- 1574366
- 1574409
- 1517148
- 1520922
- 1517151
- 1520923
- 1517160
- 1517176
- 1520388
- 1513051
- Title
- Decision 2010-022: Petro-Canada applications for eleven well licences, one multiwell gas battery licence, and two pipeline licences Sullivan Field
- Date
- 2010
- Title
- Decision 2010-022: Petro-Canada applications for eleven well licences, one multiwell gas battery licence, and two pipeline licences Sullivan Field
- Date
- 2010
- Applicant
- Petro-Canada
- Application Number
- 1517168
- 1517170
- 1574414
- 1574366
- 1574409
- 1517148
- 1520922
- 1517151
- 1520923
- 1517160
- 1517176
- 1520388
- 1513051
- Hearing Panel
- Dilay GW
- McManus BT
- Hearing Type
- Board
- Category
- Well licence
- Pipelines
- Descriptors
- Battery
- Community relations
- Copyright
- Emergency procedure
- Pipeline
- NTS 82J
- Decision D2008-29
- Fescue
- Grazing
- Socio-economic effect
- Site survey
- Risk
- SullivanField
- Well licence
- Safety
- Environment
- Health
- Livestock
- Environmental impact assessment
- Land use
- Air quality
- Water quality
- Range grass
- Vegetation
- Grass
- Legal References
- Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations S2.020
- Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations S7.001
- Pipeline Act Part 4
- Notes
- Prehearing meeting was held in Longview on March 18, 2008
- Interveners
- Big Loop Group
- Stoney Nakoda Nation
- Pekisko Group
- Royal Adderson and Bad Ad Ranches Ltd.
- Approval
- Approved with conditions
- Conditions
- See Appendix 1 (p. 113 - 147) Summary of conditions and commitments
- Location
- 12-11-018-05W5
Decision 2010-30
https://had.aer.ca/link/decision4431
- Applicant
- Total E&P Canada Limited
- Application Number
- 1551460
- Title
- Decision 2010-030: Total E&P Canada Ltd. application to construct and operate and oil sands upgrader in Strathcona County
- Date
- 2010
- Title
- Decision 2010-030: Total E&P Canada Ltd. application to construct and operate and oil sands upgrader in Strathcona County
- Date
- 2010
- Applicant
- Total E&P Canada Limited
- Application Number
- 1551460
- Hearing Panel
- Dilay JD
- McFadyen D
- Watson TL
- Hearing Type
- Board
- Category
- Oil sands
- Descriptors
- Air quality
- Environmental impact assessment
- Water pipeline
- Position (location)
- Emission
- Health
- Emergency response plan
- Safety
- Surface water
- Runoff
- North Saskatchewan River
- Groundwater
- Noise (sound)
- Bitumen
- Manufactured crude oil
- Coke
- Sulphur
- Vegetation
- Soil conservation
- Soil pollution
- Oil sands
- Upgrader
- Strathcona County
- Fort Saskatchewan area
- NTS83H
- Legal References
- Oil Sands Conservation Act S11
- Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act S53
- Water Act S37
- Water Act S50
- Energy Resources Conservation Act S26
- Energy Resources Conservation Act S3
- Interveners
- Citizens for Responsible Development
- Vissher H
- Vissher E
- Henryk Farms Ltd.
- Alexander First Nation
- Aux Sable Canada Ltd
- North West Upgrading Inc.
- Shell Canada Energy
- Town of Gibbons
- Town of Redwater
- Town of Bon Accord
- City of Fort Saskatchewan
- City of Edmonton
- Strathcona County
- Sturgeon County
- Alberta Industrial Heartland Association
- Sturgeon Community Hospital Foundation
- Merry R
- Olstad R
- Approval
- Approved with conditions
- Conditions
- CONDITIONS
- The Board conditions TOTAL’s approval to require it to achieve 99.5 per cent sulphur recovery on a calendar quarter-year basis within 6 months of commencing start-up activities.
- The Board conditions the approval to require TOTAL to conduct a full-scale emergency response exercise that must be performed during a peak traffic period and include notification and actual or simulated evacuation of affected residents/exercise participants prior to start up of operations.
- The Board conditions the approval to require TOTAL to submit in its site-specific ERP, an assessment of all hazards, including an H2S release, and appropriate responses based on the particular hazard for the Board’s review and approval following completion of detailed engineering and design, and its full-scale emergency response exercise.
- The Board conditions the approval to require TOTAL to submit a revised NIA, prepared in accordance with the requirements of Directive 038, six months prior to starting construction.
- The Board conditions the approval to require TOTAL to redo its baseline sound monitoring surveys, in accordance with the requirements of Directive 038, which will include the simultaneous measurement of the A-weighted and C-weighted sound levels in 1/3 octave band values.
- The Board conditions TOTAL’s approval to require TOTAL to conduct the post-commissioning sound monitoring survey three months after start-up to verify compliance with the requirements of Directive 038.
- The Board conditions the approval to expire on December 31, 2016, unless TOTAL satisfies the Board by no later than October 1, 2016, that construction has commenced or unless the Board stipulates a later date.
- Location
- xx-17-055-21W4
- xx-18-055-21W4
- xx-19-055-21W4
- xx-20-055-21W4
- xx-24-055-22W4
- xx-25-055-22W4
- xx-36-055-22W4
Decision 2010-37
https://had.aer.ca/link/decision4438
- Applicant
- Statoil Canada Limited
- Application Number
- 1523635
- Title
- Decision 2010-037 : Statoil Canada Ltd. application for new corner commercial scheme and amendment to Leismer commercial scheme Athabasca oil sands area
- Date
- 2010
- Title
- Decision 2010-037 : Statoil Canada Ltd. application for new corner commercial scheme and amendment to Leismer commercial scheme Athabasca oil sands area
- Date
- 2010
- Applicant
- Statoil Canada Limited
- Application Number
- 1523635
- Hearing Panel
- Dilay JD
- Hearing Type
- Board
- No Hearing
- Category
- Pipelines
- Descriptors
- Athabasca Oil Sands
- NTS 73M
- Environmental impact assessment
- Environmental impact
- Expansion
- Production rate
- Groundwater
- Grand Rapids FM
- Clearwater FM
- In situ
- Legal References
- Oil Sands Conservation Act S10
- Oil Sands Conservation Act S13
- Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act S53
- Water Act S37
- Water Act S50
- Interveners
- Chipewyan Prairie Denen First Nations (CPDFN)
- Conklin Metis Local No. 193 (CML)
- Perpetual Energy Operation Corporation (PEOC)
- Approval
- Approved
Decision 2011-05
https://had.aer.ca/link/decision4445
- Applicant
- Total E&P Limited
- Application Number
- 1445535
- Title
- Decision 2011-005 : Total E&P Joslyn Ltd. application for an oil sands mine and bitumen processing facility Joslyn North mine project Fort McMurray area
- Date
- 2011
- Title
- Decision 2011-005 : Total E&P Joslyn Ltd. application for an oil sands mine and bitumen processing facility Joslyn North mine project Fort McMurray area
- Date
- 2011
- Applicant
- Total E&P Limited
- Application Number
- 1445535
- Hearing Panel
- Dilay JD
- Ross B
- McFadyen D
- Hearing Type
- Board
- Category
- Oil sands
- Descriptors
- Oil sands oil recovery
- Bitumen
- Oil sands
- Directive 074
- Environmental impact assessment
- Conservation
- Environmental impact
- Wildlife
- Vegetation
- Wetland
- Water
- Fish
- History
- Paleontology
- Land use
- Socio-economic effect
- Economic development
- Noise (sound)
- Reclamation
- Liability (law)
- Tailings - storage
- Settling pond
- Residential building
- Public consultation
- Cumulative impact assessment
- Legal References
- 2011 ABERCB 005
- Oil Sands Conservation Act S3
- Oil Sands Conservation Act S24
- Oil Sands Conservation Act S26
- Oil Sands Conservation Regulation
- Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act
- Water Act
- Energy Resources Conservation Act
- Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
- Notes
- Report of the joint review panel established by the Federal Minister of the Environment and the Energy Resources Conservation Board
- Change to legal citation effective January 2011
- Interveners
- BP Canada Energy Company
- Shell Canada Limited
- Syncrude Canada Limited
- Belanger F member of the Dene Sioux First Nation
- Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB)
- Oil Sands Environmental Coalition (OSEC)
- Mikisew Cree First Nation (MCFN)
- Fort McKay First Nation and Metis Nation Local #63 (Fort McKay)
- Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN)
- Non-Status Fort McMurray Band Descendents, and Off-Reserve Fort McMurray Band Descendants
- Sierra Club Prairie
- Guertin M
- Clearwater River Band No. 175
- Government of Canada
- Government of Alberta
- Joint Review Panel (Panel) staff
- Approval
- Approved with conditions
- Conditions
- Condition 1 – TOTAL will submit a detailed tailings management plan two years before commencement of operations, and TOTAL will clearly demonstrate its ability to meet all requirements of Directive 074. (Section 5.1.3) Condition 2 – TOTAL will devise methods for measuring fines at the project in accordance with Energy Resources Conservation Board requirements. (Section 5.1.3) Condition 3 – TOTAL will notify the Energy Resources Conservation Board in writing of any proposed pilot plants and/or demonstration plants for all technology development at least six months before construction of those facilities begins. (Section 5.1.3) Condition 4 – TOTAL will provide written updates of any previously submitted test reports by no later than February 28 each year, or as otherwise specified by the Energy Resources Conservation Board. (Section 5.1.3) Condition 5 – TOTAL will not exceed three million cubic metres of fluid in the sand beach area sumps. (Section 5.1.3) Condition 6 – One year prior to plant start-up, TOTAL will privide measurement plans to the Energy Resources Conservation Board for review and approval, including process and instrumentation diagrams, metering, sampling methods, analytical methods and, material balance procedures that satisfy Energy Resources Conservation Board measurement requirements. (Section 5.2.2) Condition 7 – TOTAL will not discharge any untreated froth treatment tailings to the tailings disposal area. (Section 5.3.2) Condition 8 – On an annual average basis, TOTAL will limit site-wide solvent losses to not more than four volumes per thousand volumes of bitumen production under any operating conditions. (Section 5.3.2) Condition 9 – On an annual average basis, TOTAL will limit the amount of asphaltene rejection to 10 mass per cent based on bitumen production. (Section 5.4.2) Condition 10 – TOTAL will submit detailed geotechnical designs for all external overburden disposal areas and reclamation stockpiles to the Energy Resources Conservation Board at least six months prior to conducting any field preparation in these areas. (Section 5.5.3) Condition 11 – TOTAL will submit to the Energy Resources Conservation Board, for its review and approval, detailed geotechnical designs and setback distances for critical infrastructure two years prior to site preparation activities for the ore preparation plant pit, the west and southern final pitwall, and for the final pitwall design and assessed setback from the Ells River. (Section 5.5.3) Condition 12 – TOTAL will provide Alberta Environment with a wildlife mitigation plan for approval prior to clearing any vegetation. The plan must achieve no net significant adverse effect on species at risk and deal with mitigating impacts to not only species at risk, but also valued wildlife. (Section 6.1.3) Condition 13 – TOTAL will monitor noise levels at James Grandejambe’s cabin. Should noise levels exceed those outlined in Directive 038, TOTAL will ensure that mitigation measures are implemented and that Directive 038 compliance is met. (Section 9.6.3) Condition 14 – TOTAL will maintain unimpeded access required for stakeholders to areas west of the project until the Moose Lake access management plan, or an equivalent, is implemented. (Section 9.7.3) Condition 15 – TOTAL will actively support and participate in the Cumulative Environmental Management Association and other regional committees to develop and use its strategies to mitigate both development and regional cumulative environmental effects. (Section 10.1.3) Condition 16 – TOTAL will limit the area of disturbance to 5000 hectares or less. (Section 10.1.3) Condition 17 – TOTAL will remove all benching on mine discard structures prior to reclaiming them. (Section 10.1.3) Condition 18 – TOTAL will provide sustainable watershed designs with vegetated watercourses for geotechnical design applications for mine discard structures. Landform watershed designs should be consistent with regionally recognized guidelines for the purpose of erosion management. (Section 10.1.3) Condition 19 – TOTAL will provide an amended mine plan to demonstrate an integrated landform and landscape design for the Canadian Natural Resources Limited – TOTAL common mine boundary to the Energy Resources Conservation Board for approval five years prior to development. The amended plan must include a discussion of the feasibility of filling the trench area between the Joslyn North and Horizon projects with mine discard. The plan must also include a discussion of the alternatives considered by TOTAL. (Section 10.2.3) Condition 20 – TOTAL will submit an annual report to the Energy Resources Conservation Board, starting two years prior to commencing mining operations, that describes its end pit lake research and development efforts for the previous year, and the current plans and timelines for determining the efficacy of its end pit lake within seven years of mine closure. This report will include all of TOTAL’s efforts and contributions with respect to collaboration on the demonstration of a full scale end pit lake. (Section 12.3)
Decision 2013-11
https://had.aer.ca/link/decision4508
- Applicant
- Shell Canada Energy
- Application Number
- 1554388
- Title
- Decision 2013-011 : Shell Canada Energy Jackpine mine expansion project : application to amend Approval 9756 Fort McMurray area
- Date
- 2013
- Title
- Decision 2013-011 : Shell Canada Energy Jackpine mine expansion project : application to amend Approval 9756 Fort McMurray area
- Date
- 2013
- Applicant
- Shell Canada Energy
- Application Number
- 1554388
- Hearing Panel
- Dilay GW
- Bolton AH
- Cooke LJ
- Hearing Type
- Board
- Category
- Oil sands
- Descriptors
- Fort McMurray area
- Jackpine project
- Bitumen
- Environmental impact assessment
- Groundwater
- Tailings
- Reclamation
- Water quality
- Muskeg River area
- Environmental impact
- Socio-economic effect
- Legal References
- Oil Sands Conservation Act
- Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act
- Water Act
- Public Lands Act
- Municipal Government Act
- Historical Resources Act
- Fisheries Act
- Navigable Waters Protection Act
- Energy Resources Conservation Act
- Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
- Responsible Energy Development Act (REDA)
- REDA Transition Regulation
- REDA General Regulation
- Notes
- Change to legal citation effective January 2011
- Joint review panel extablished by the Federal Minister of the Environment and the Energy Resources Conaservation Board
- Interveners
- Athabasca Chipewyan First Nations (ACFN)
- Attorney General of Canada
- Deranger D
- Fort McKay First Nation and Fort McKay Métis Community Association
- Fort McMurray #468 First Nation
- Non-status Fort McMuirray/Fort McKay First Nation and the Clearwater River Paul Cree Band #175
- Métis Nation of Alberta Region 1
- Mikisew Cree First Nation (MCFN)
- Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Alberta
- Oil Sands Environmental Coalition (OSEC)
- Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB)
- Sierra Club Prairie
- Steward K
- Syncrude Canada Lt. (Syncrude)
- Tourangeau M
- Total E&P Canada Ltd. (Total)
- Westman C
- Zalik A
- Osuoka O
- Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
- Approval
- Approved
Decision 2013-14
https://had.aer.ca/link/decision4511
- Applicant
- Dover Operating Corp.
- Application Number
- 1673682
- Title
- Decision 2013-014 : Dover Operating Corp.: Application for bitumen recovery scheme Athabasca oil sands area
- Date
- 2013
- Title
- Decision 2013-014 : Dover Operating Corp.: Application for bitumen recovery scheme Athabasca oil sands area
- Date
- 2013
- Applicant
- Dover Operating Corp.
- Application Number
- 1673682
- Hearing Panel
- Engen TC
- McManus RC
- Eynon G
- Hearing Type
- Board
- Category
- Land use
- Gas/Bitumen
- Sulphur
- Descriptors
- Law and legislation
- Oil Sands Conservation Act
- Oil sands
- Environment protection - citizen participation
- Environment protection - Law and Legislation
- Recovery
- Environmental impact assessment
- Wildlife
- Athabasca area
- Reclamation
- Sulphur recovery
- Emission
- Air quality
- Land use
- Economic analysis
- Transportation
- Development
- Legal References
- Responsible Energy Development Act (REDA)
- Energy Resources Conservation Act
- Oil Sands Conservation Act
- Transition Regulation
- Energy Resources Conservation Act S3
- Energy Resources Conservation Act S10(3)
- REDA General Regulation D3
- Responsible Energy Development Act (REDA) D15
- Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act S53
- Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
- Oil and Gas Conservation Act S10
- Water Act
- Constitution Act S91(24)
- Indian Act
- Natural Resources Transfer Agreement
- Administrative Procedures and Jurisdiction Act S12
- Responsible Energy Development Act (REDA) D2
- Oil Sands Conservation Act S10
- Oil Sands Conservation Act S3
- Decision Makers Regulation
- Responsible Energy Development Act D20
- Responsible Energy Development Act D21
- Alberta Land Stewardship Act
- Notes
- Change to legal citation effective January 2011
- Dover Operating Corp. has changed its name to Brion Energy Corporation.
- Interveners
- Fort McKay First Nation
- Fort McKay Metis Community Association
- Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
- Approval
- Approved with conditions
- Conditions
- Conditions generally are requirements in addition to or otherwise expanding upon existing regulations and guidelines. An applicant must comply with conditions or it is in breach of its approval and subject to enforcement action by the AER. Enforcement of an approval includes enforcement of the conditions attached to that licence. Sanctions imposed for the breach of such conditions can include the suspension of the approval, resulting in the shut-in of a facility. The conditions imposed on the licence are summarized below. The Panel notes that Dover has made certain promises and commitments (collectively referred to as commitments) to parties involving activities or operations that are not strictly required under AER requirements. These commitments are separate arrangements between the parties and do not constitute conditions of the AER’s approval of the application. The commitments that have been given some weight by the Panel are summarized below. The Panel expects the applicant to comply with commitments made to all parties. However, while the Panel has considered these commitments in arriving at its decision, the Panel cannot enforce them. If the applicant does not comply with commitments made, affected parties can request a review of the original approval. At that time, the AER will assess whether the circumstances of any failed commitment warrant a review of the original approval. CONDITIONS The Panel notes the following commitments made by Dover, which the Panel has decided to make conditions of the approval [see paragraph 131]:
- Plant-wide fugitive emissions will be identified and controlled using the protocol recommended by the Environmental Code of Practice for the Measurement and Control of Fugitive Emissions from Equipment Leaks (Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment, 1993).
- A leak detection and repair system will be implemented.
- A program will be developed and implemented to detect and repair leaks, and that program must meet or exceed the CAPP Best Management Practice for Fugitive Emissions Management.
- A low oxides of nitrogen emissions technology will be selected as required by the Alberta Interim Emission Guidelines for Oxides of Nitrogen for New Boilers, Heaters and Turbines using Gaseous Fuels for the Oil Sands Region (Alberta Environment, 2007).
- VRU will be used to reduce hydrocarbon emissions.
- There will be no continuous flaring other than of pilot and purge gas.
- Odour indicator species will be continuously monitored.
- A protocol must developed for responding to odours, including investigating the source of the odour, notifying communities near the Project, addressing the odour source, and monitoring to verify that the source of the odour has been addressed. The Panel also requires the following:
- Dover must provide a plan to mitigate SO2 emissions and meet AER Interim Directive 2001-03 on a project-wide basis. The plan must be submitted to the AER for review. [See paragraph 129.]
- The scheme approval must include directional and motion-sensitive lighting at the plant sites, well pads, and associated facilities. [See paragraph 137.] COMMITMENTS BY DOVER
- Dover committed to a coordinated approach to wildlife monitoring in the region and to a deer and wolf management program in collaboration with ESRD and other in situ operators. To reduce effects on caribou habitat, Dover proposed on-site mitigations that reflect standard industry practices, as well as an off-site caribou habitat enhancement program. [See paragraph 72.]
- Dover indicated that it would manage access to its Project at a gate located about 30 km southwest of Fort McKay IR174. Dover noted that there will be control gates at each of its processing plants, but that these plant sites are only small areas of the Project. Dover also committed to restricting access to its operations and prohibiting workers residing in its camp from using all-terrain vehicles for recreational use while on site. [See paragraph 84.]
- Dover committed to accommodating Fort McKay members who wish to access their traditional lands through the Project area. [See paragraph 150.]
- Location
- 00-00-093-16W4
- 00-00-094-17W4
- 00-00-095-17W4
- 00-13-092-15W4
Decision 2018-005
https://had.aer.ca/link/decision4561
- Applicant
- Prosper Petroleum Ltd.
- Application Number
- 1778538
- 001-341659
- 00370772-001
- Title
- Decision 2018-005 : Prosper Petroleum Ltd. Rigel project
- Date
- 2018
- Title
- Decision 2018-005 : Prosper Petroleum Ltd. Rigel project
- Date
- 2018
- Applicant
- Prosper Petroleum Ltd.
- Application Number
- 1778538
- 001-341659
- 00370772-001
- Hearing Panel
- Low CA
- Macken C
- Engen T
- Hearing Type
- Board
- Category
- Oil sands
- Descriptors
- Law and legislation
- Oil Sands Conservation Act
- Oil sands
- Environment protection - citizen participation
- Environment protection - Law and Legislation
- Recovery
- Environmental impact assessment
- Wildlife
- Athabasca area
- Reclamation
- Emission
- Air quality
- Land use
- Economic analysis
- Transportation
- Development
- Legal References
- Responsible Energy Development Act (REDA)
- Energy Resources Conservation Act
- Oil Sands Conservation Act
- Water Act
- Notes
- Change to legal citation effective January 2011
- Interveners
- Fort McKay First Nation
- Approval
- Approved with conditions
- Conditions
- 1) Prosper will place coarse woody debris to restrict access to existing linear disturbances that intersect its access road. 2) Prosper will prohibit firearms, fishing gear, pets and personal ATVs in Prosper’s Rigel project camps and worksites throughout the construction and operation phases of the Rigel project. 3) Prosper will install pumps at well pads and the CPF in buildings to reduce their noise contribution. 4) Prosper will notify Fort McKay First Nation, Fort McKay Métis and any other group Prosper chooses about planned events that may generate more noise than usual. 5) Prosper will establish a toll free line so anyone can access information on daily activities for the Rigel project and register any complaint or concern. 6) If Fort McKay Métis or Fort McKay First Nation shares with Prosper the specific location of a trail or traditional use site located within the Prosper lease, Prosper will work with the relevant community to avoid or mitigate any impacts to that site.
- Location
- ##-20-096-17W4
- ##-21-096-17W4
Decision Memorandum of Decision 1999-09-23
https://had.aer.ca/link/decision3100
- Applicant
- Cardinal River Coals Ltd.
- Application Number
- 960313
- 960314
- Title
- Memorandum of Decision: Prehearing meeting Cardinal River Coals Ltd.
- Date
- 1999
- Title
- Memorandum of Decision: Prehearing meeting Cardinal River Coals Ltd.
- Date
- 1999
- Applicant
- Cardinal River Coals Ltd.
- Application Number
- 960313
- 960314
- Hearing Panel
- Bietz BF
- Miller GJ
- Beck T
- Hearing Type
- Prehearing
- Category
- Coal
- Legal References
- Environmental Assessment Act
- Notes
- Memorandum of decision regarding prehearing meeting held to discuss issues not addressed by Joint Review Panel which presided over Cheviot Coal Mine Project hearing. Also discussed was the availablility of information needed by the applicant, Cardinal River Coals Ltd., to prepare any further submission, the likely date of such a submission, and the schedule and process for the review of same.
- Interveners
- Alberta Environment and Alberta Health
- Alberta Fish and Game Association
- Alberta Wilderness Association
- Alexis First Nation
- Alpine Club of Canada/Alberta Native Plant Council
- Athabasca Bioregional Society
- Ben Gadd and the Canadian Nature Federation
- Bochar Q
- Bodnarek R
- Bracko M
- Bresnahan C
- Brewin K
- Buss K
- Cadomin Environmental Protection Association
- Canadian Parks and Wilderness Association
- Cardinal J
- Clark JD
- Dinwoodie A
- Environmental Resource Centre
- Godby L
- Government of Canada
- Gunsch S
- Hinton & District Chamber of Commerce
- Jasper Environmental Society
- Jones G
- King M
- Kruhlak RM
- Macdonald WS
- Mountain Cree Camp
- Mountain Park Environmental Protection and Heritage Association
- Nadeau M
- Pachal D
- Pembina Institute for Responsible Development
- Perry B
- Rocky Notnes
- Salzsauer M
- Staszenski B
- Strang L
- Town of Hinton
- TransAlta Utilities Corporation Limited
- Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta
- Trout Unlimited
- United Mine Workers of America, Local 1656
- Veale HL
- Weldwood of Canada
- Western Canada Wilderness Committee