Author Archives: Drew Yewchuk

About Drew Yewchuk

B.A. (University of Alberta) J.D. (University of Calgary). Drew was formerly a staff lawyer with the University of Calgary's Public Interest Law Clinic from 2018-2022 and is now an LLM student at the Peter A. Allard School of Law.

The 2024 Industry-Wide Closure Spend Lowered Without Explanation

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Drew Yewchuk

By: Drew Yewchuk Regulatory Bulletin Commented on: AER Bulletin 2023-31, Industry-Wide Closure Spend Requirement for 2024 PDF Version: The 2024 Industry-Wide Closure Spend Lowered Without Explanation The Alberta Energy Regulator’s (AER) Bulletin 2023-31 sets the industry-wide closure spend requirement for … Continue reading →

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Orphan Well Association Annual Report 2022/2023

Posted on July 11, 2023 by Drew Yewchuk

By: Drew Yewchuk Annual Report Commented On: Orphan Well Association, Annual Report 2022/23  PDF Version: Orphan Well Association Annual Report 2022/2023 The 2022/2023 Orphan Well Association (OWA) annual report was posted to the OWA website on July 7, 2023. OWA … Continue reading →

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Investigating the Orphan Fund Levy Using Freedom of Information Requests

Posted on June 21, 2023 by Drew Yewchuk

By: Drew Yewchuk Decision Commented on: Freedom of Information Request to the Alberta Energy Regulator 2021-G-0025  PDF Version: Investigating the Orphan Fund Levy Using Freedom of Information Requests This is a follow-up on an earlier ABlawg post from March 2022: … Continue reading →

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Administrative Penalties at the Alberta Energy Regulator: A Gentle Slap on the Wrist for Ovintiv

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Drew Yewchuk

By: Drew Yewchuk Decision Commented On: AER Administrative Penalty 202304-03, Ovintiv Canada ULC PDF Version: Administrative Penalties at the Alberta Energy Regulator: A Gentle Slap on the Wrist for Ovintiv I recently turned my mind to the subject of how … Continue reading →

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Polluter Pays Principle at Risk: Auditor General Finds Alberta’s Oil and Gas Liability Regime Still Badly Deficient

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Drew Yewchuk

Regulatory Documents Commented on: Auditor General of Alberta, “Liability Management of (Non-Oil Sands) Oil and Gas Infrastructure”, March 2023 By: Drew Yewchuk, Shaun Fluker, and Martin Olszynski PDF Version: Polluter Pays Principle at Risk: Auditor General Finds Alberta’s Oil and … Continue reading →

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