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In This Issue

  1. DOT Pipeline Compliance News February 2008 Edition
  2. Colorado Pipeline Regulation Proposals
  3. Comments Posted by the TRRC on Proposed Pipeline Regulations
  4. PIPA Kickoff
  5. Public Awareness Programs and Line Markers Workshop
  6. Need to make sure your Public Awareness Program meets API RP 1162 standards?
  7. 2008 API Pipeline Conference and Cybernetics Symposium
  8. Alberta Energy and Utility Board Splits
  9. ERCB Issues Directive 057: Fencing and Site Access Requirements for Oil and Gas Facilities
  10. ERCB Draft Directive 71 – Emergency Preparedness and Response Requirements for the Petroleum Industry

Alberta Energy and Utility Board Splits

Effective January 1, 2008, the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) has been realigned into two separate regulatory bodies:

  • the Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB), which regulates the oil and gas industry, and
  • the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC), which regulates the utilities industry.

The ERCB regulates the safe, responsible, and efficient development of oil, natural gas, oil sands, and coal, and as well as the pipelines to move the resources to market. Regulation is done through two core functions: adjudication and regulation, and information and knowledge. ERCB approval must be given at almost every step of an energy project’s life.