First Nations can now access Petrinex information for their designated lands. 

First Nations with oil and gas activity on their designated lands in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba can now access non-confidential Petrinex information for those lands. Chief and Council, or their designated Oil and Gas Representative, can contact Petrinex at petrinexsupport@petrinex.ca or 403-297-6111 (toll free 1-800-992-1144) for information on setting up access.

For background, see the IOGC Communique published on the Bulletin Board - Indian Oil and Gas Canada Information Page, or contact IOGC at contactiogc@sac-isc.gc.ca

REMINDER: Due to the regularly scheduled system upgrade, Petrinex will close at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, September 2, 2026. Petrinex will continue operations at 6:00 AM on Thursday, September 3, 2026. See the September 2026 Petrinex Hours of Operation Calendar for more information on Petrinex hours for the balance of the month.

A new AB tip titled "Release of Revised Edition of AER Manual 011: How to Submit Volumetric Data to the AER" has been published to the website under Tips & Alerts - Tips Current

Reminder: Alberta Royalty Framework Wells Transitioning to the Modernized Royalty Framework - Effective January 1, 2027

Effective January 1, 2027, all natural gas, conventional oil, and non-project oil sands wells qualifying under the Alberta Royalty Framework will transition to the Modernized Royalty Framework. The oil forecasting tool will be updated before the January 2027 production volume submission deadline.

Refer to Information Bulletin IB 2026-02: Alberta Royalty Framework Wells Transitioning to Modernized Royalty Framework for full details: https://open.alberta.ca/publications/information-bulletin-oil