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2010-2023
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
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
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
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
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
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
Meeting the Moment cover featuring workers and an oil well
Oil & Gas
November 12, 2025
Publication

Meeting the Moment

Why finalized methane regulations will be key to Canada’s climate competitiveness
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
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Cover of the Landowners' Guide featuring oil wells and livestock
Oil & Gas
October 30, 2025
Publication

Landowners’ Guide to Oil and Gas Development

Fourth edition, all new and revised
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie Portrait of Amanda Bryant
An orphan well in a field with fall colours, in Athabasca Country, AB
Oil & Gas
October 30, 2025
Article

Alberta’s Mature Asset Strategy: another exercise in buck-passing

Policy recommendations fail Albertans by letting companies avoid cleaning up after themselves
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
The first page of the submission
Oil & Gas
September 3, 2025
Publication

Methane Releases in Alberta

Submission to Environment and Climate Change Canada on Order Declaring that the Provisions of the Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) Do Not Apply in Alberta, 2025
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
An orphan well in a field with fall colours, in Athabasca Country, AB
Oil & Gas
August 8, 2025
Article

That old well in your community? It might be leaking gas into the air and groundwater

Oil and gas companies should pay to properly address the long-term environmental risks of Canada’s 500,000+ non-producing wells
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
The front cover of the report, featuring a picture of an old, rusty oil well in a field close to Nordegg,Alberta
Oil & Gas
July 31, 2025
Publication

Unfinished Business

Addressing the emissions and environmental risks of Canada’s non-producing oil and gas wells
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
The front cover of the report, featuring the title and a picture of pipes at an oil and gas production site
Oil & Gas
May 22, 2025
Publication

Raising the Bar

How targets and measurement are crucial to leadership on oil and gas methane
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
Natural gas well pad in B.C.
Oil & Gas
May 22, 2025
Article

B.C. meets its methane emissions target early

The province is showing what can be achieved with strong regulations informed by accurate measurements
Portrait of Amanda Bryant
Oil & Gas
May 22, 2025
Media Release

B.C. meets its methane emissions target two years early, while still growing oil and gas production

New Pembina report finds B.C. is showing leadership with strong methane regulations informed by accurate measurement
Portrait of Amanda Bryant