Alberta Energy Company
When it comes to purchasing electricity or natural gas for your home or business there are two types of energy providers.
Alberta energy company. The company s primary activities involve oil and natural gas exploration development and production and the ownership and operation of petroleum pipeline systems. Strictly a supplier of natural gas at its founding it has expanded into supplying electricity and developing green energy solutions. Altagas is a natural gas and electricity company in calgary that has been providing retail services in alberta for more than 20 years and longer in its previous incarnation as alberta and southern gas company. The ministry of energy is a cabinet level agency of the government of the canadian province of alberta responsible for coordinating policy relating to the development of mineral and energy resources.
In 2009 the company split in two. The collapse of an alberta energy company has left b c. Merged with pancanadian energy corporation to form encana corp. Alberta energy company ltd.
The company was an oil and natural gas exploration company. In 1985 alberta began deregulating its natural gas market and followed suit with the deregulation of electricity providers in 1996. Paid 1 1 billion to acquire conwest exploration. It is also responsible for assessing and collecting non renewable resource nrr royalties freehold mineral taxes rentals and bonuses the alberta petroleum marketing commission which is fully.
In december of 1995 alberta energy company ltd. Encana remained a corporate entity focused on the exploration production and marketing of natural gas and cenovus energy was formed to concentrate on oil exploration production and sales. And the pancanadian energy corporation. With hundreds more oil and gas wells to clean up more than doubling the total number across the province.
For consumers this means you can choose the energy provider that s right for you. Is the second largest oil and gas producer in canada.