The provincial government sets the budget for the AER, but the oil and gas industry itself funds the regulator through administrative fees.
The AER's president, Laurie Pushor, is stepping down along with the regulator board's chairman, David Goldie.The Canadian PressA search committee has been struck to look for a new head of the Alberta Energy Regulator, whose responsibilities include overseeing the oil and gas industry in the province. A search committee has been struck to look for a new head of the Alberta Energy Regulator.
The group's current president, Laurie Pushor, announced last week that he wouldn't seek a new contract after his current term expires next April.He replaced previous management who left after investigators found serious problems, including a "culture of fear" among whistleblowers. Pushor promised to improve the agency's transparency and accountability, rebuild relationships with landowners and deal with the growing problem of orphaned and abandoned wells.In a statement, Pushor says the regulator took on significant new responsibilities under his watch, including for carbon capture and storage.The chairman of the regulator's board, David Goldie, is also stepping down.
The search committee to replace Pushor includes current and future members of the regulator's board, including David Yager. Yager recently authored a report on the regulator for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, in which he argued its role should be restricted to technical considerations.
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