Alberta Sustainable Resource Development (ASRD) has changed the approval system for upstream oil and gas dispositions.  This change came in response to a 2009 review of Area Operating Agreements, and is referred to as the new Enhanced Approval Process (EAP) which came into practice on September 1, 2010.  The new EAP applies to all upstream oil and gas activities on Alberta’s public lands. It covers both conventional and unconventional oil and gas developments, but excludes exploration as well as mineable and in-situ oil sands development. 

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