Emerging Resources Program
“Alberta. Energy”
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The new Emerging Resources Program will begin January 1, 2017. It will encourage industry to open up new oil and gas resources in higher-risk and higher-cost areas that have large resource potential. This will promote industry innovation and learning in order to generate greater royalties and other benefits to Albertans.
- To provide appropriate royalty treatment for strategic emerging oil and gas resources that are high cost and high risk.
- To promote innovation and industry experience to accelerate the development of these resources.
- To generate incremental royalty revenue for Albertans over the long-term.