The Alberta Minister of Energy released Ministerial Order 043/2023 on March 16, 2023. The Order requires the Alberta Energy Regulator AER to take reasonable steps to confirm that a well licence applicant, transferee or transferor does not have outstanding municipal tax arrears exceeding a specific threshold amount.
As discussed in our previous blog post, Unpaid Municipal Taxes Will Impact New AER Licenses and License Transfers, the Alberta Minister of Energy released Ministerial Order 043/2023.