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Methane flaring
Oil & Gas
September 22, 2026
Article

As Alberta seeks methane equivalency, all measurement and monitoring tools are needed

Third-party modelling, analysis and assessment of results must incorporate data from a variety of technologies
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
Cover of the No Well Left Behind policy paper
Oil & Gas
August 13, 2026
Publication

No Well Left Behind

Evidence-based policy options to improve Alberta’s management of orphan wells
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
Oil & Gas
April 28, 2026
Op-ed

Alberta falls far short of expectations on methane regulations

Province's regulations are patently weaker than the federal government’s in every respect
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
Pumpjacks in Alberta
Oil & Gas
April 16, 2026
Article

Alberta’s updated methane regulations still lag behind federal rules

Province’s regulation has fallen short
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
Oil & Gas
March 27, 2026
Media Release

Alberta’s draft methane regulations appear to contradict agreement-in-principle signed 48 hours earlier

Today’s draft regulation should not be accepted as sufficient
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Oil & Gas
March 25, 2026
Media Release

Alberta and Ottawa’s agreement-in-principle offers a new path forward on methane regulation

Requirement for independent third-party verification is a vitally important and positive step
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Flare at a natural gas plant
Oil & Gas
March 18, 2026
Op-ed

Alberta’s oil and gas industry should be held to a fair standard on methane rules – including using the best available data

 Portrait of Amanda Bryant
Oil & Gas
March 18, 2026
Media Release

Alberta methane data dramatically underestimates emissions levels

As MOU negotiation nears April 1 deadline, new report urges negotiators to ground-truth talks about methane rules with the most credible available data
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The cover of Moving Forward on Methane
Oil & Gas
March 17, 2026
Publication

Moving Forward on Methane

How Alberta can demonstrate renewed leadership on oil and gas methane emissions
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Title page of submission
Oil & Gas
January 16, 2026
Publication

Five-year limits are crucial to the efficacy of equivalency agreements

Pembina Institute comments and recommendations submitted to the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
Oil & Gas
December 16, 2025
Media Release

Federal methane regulations well designed, but their effect will be decided in Alberta MOU talks

B.C. has already proven industry can thrive while meeting strong regulation to drive down emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas
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Flaring from an oil and gas facility
Oil & Gas
December 5, 2025
Article

No, the Ottawa-Alberta MoU is not a win on methane

Delay in Alberta’s delivery of a 75% reduction was a costly, and unnecessary, concession from Ottawa
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Industrial facilities in Sherwood Park
Oil & Gas
November 21, 2025
Article

Canada must meet the moment by finalizing methane regulations

New Pembina Institute report shows that strengthened regulations are integral to climate competitiveness
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