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News Releases for 2009
 

News Release 2009-12-16 (NR 2009-33)  Gas release near Lodgepole; Well secured (Released: December 16, 2009)

News Release 2009-12-16 (NR 2009-32)  ERCB investigating gas release near Lodgepole (Released: December 16, 2009)

News Release 2009-12-02 (NR 2009-31)  ERCB Investigating Sour Gas Incident Near Olds (Released: December 2, 2009)

News Release 2009-11-27 (NR 2009-30)  ERCB Dispute Resolution Program Achieves 89 per cent Success Rate - ERCB Unveils New Solar Air Monitoring Unit (Released: November 27, 2009)

News Release 2009-11-13 (NR 2009-29)   ERCB Announces Changes in Response to Court of Appeal Ruling - Board fixes error and implements changes; lifts suspension on sour oil and gas licensing (Released: November 13, 2009)

News Release 2009-11-03 (NR2009-28)  ERCB Temporarily Suspends Issuing Sour Gas Licences Pending Response to Court of Appeal Decision (Released: November 3, 2009)

News Release 2009-10-15 (NR2009-27)  ERCB Issues Interim Bitumen Conservation Decision (Released: October 15, 2009)

News Release 2009-10-01 (NR2009-26)  ERCB Receives Tailings Pond Plans Filed by Oil Sands Operators (Released: October 1, 2009)

News Release 2009-09-22 (NR2009-25)  ERCB Requests More Information from Petro-Canada Relating to Pipeline Routing Options for its Proposed Sullivan Field Development (Released: September 22, 2009)

News Release 2009-09-19 (NR2009-24)  ERCB investigating ATCO pipline rupture in Calgary

News Release 2009-09-03 (NR2009-23)  ERCB Website and email service unavailable over long weekend

News Release 2009-08-25 (NR2009-22)  ERCB Approves Three Natural Gas Wells on CFB Suffield (Released: August 25, 2009)

News Release 2009-08-13 (NR2009-21)  ERCB Release Revised Version of Shallow Fracturing Directive (Released: August 14, 2009)

News Release 2009-07-29 (NR2009-20)  ERCB Report Shows Continued Sulphur Reductions at Sour Gas Plants Through 2008 (Released: July 29, 2009)

News Release 2009-06-30: (NR2009-19)  ERCB Report: Flaring and Venting of Solution Gas Increases 7.6 Per Cent in 2008 (Released: June 30, 2009)

News Release 2009-06-22 (NR 2009-18)  ERCB investigating Shell Waterton incident

News Release 2009-06-18 (NR2009-17)  ERCB Releases Investigation Report into Harvest Energy Spill (Released: June 18, 2009)

News Release 2009-06-15 (NR2009-16)  ERCB Investigating Sweet Gas Plant Tank Release (Released: June 15, 2009)

News Release 2009-06-10 (NR2009-15)  Alberta's Bitumen Production Forecast to Continue to Grow (Released: June 10, 2009)

News Release 2009-06-08 (NR 2009-14)  ERCB Investigating Low-Level Sour Gas Release Near Crossfield (Released: June 8, 2009)

News Release 2009-05-28 (NR2009-13)  ERCB Public Safety Report: Record Number of Inspections, Compliance Rises, Blowouts Down, Record Sulphur Recovery in Alberta (Released: May 28, 2009)

News Release 2009-05-25 (NR 2009-12)  ERCB investigating sweet gas release near Rocky Mountain House (Released: May 25, 2009)

News Release 2009-04-20 (NR2009-11)  ERCB on Scene at Abandoned Well Leak Near Taber (Released: April 20, 2009)

News Release 2009-04-14 (NR2009-10)  ERCB Monitoring Cleanup at Site of EnCana Blowout (Released: April 14, 2009)

News Release 2009-04-14 (NR2009-09)  ERCB Releases New Bulletin and Report on June 2008 Pembina Pipeline Leak (Released: April 14, 2009)

News Release 2009-03-16 (NR 2009-08)  ERCB completes investigation; Resumes Petro-Canada proceeding

News Release 2009-02-19 (NR 2009-07)  ERCB Places Petro-Canada hearing on hold - engaging independent third party to ensure integrity of hearing (Released: February 19, 2009)

News Release 2009-02-18 (NR 2009-06)  ERCB and Alberta Environment call for input on thermal in situ oil sands water use (Released: February 18, 2009)

News Release 2009-02-04: (NR2009-05)  EUB Issues Natural Gas Liquids Inquiry Decision (Released: February 4, 2009)

News Release 2009-02-03 (NR 2009-04)  ERCB Releases Major Directive on Oil Sands Tailings Management and Enforcement Criteria (Released: February 3, 2009)

News Release 2009-01-29 (NR 2009-03)  ERCB on Scene at Sweet Gas Well Blowout East of Grande Prairie (Released: January 29, 2009)

News Release 2009-01-27 (NR 2009-02)  ERCB On Scene at Sweet Oil Well Blowout Northwest of Cold Lake (Released: January 27, 2009)

News Release 2009-01-20 (NR 2009-01)  ERCB Approves Petro-Canada Upgrader Project with Conditions (Company must meet 13 ERCB-imposed conditions) (Released: January 20, 2009)

ERCB Responds to W-FIVE ‘Fueling Fears’ Story  - February 25, 2009