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Albertans and Canadians and other stakehold-
ers are aware of how the regulator operates,
and that industry producers, such as upstream
oil and gas companies and service providers,
are aware of changes to regulation. The AER
works with anyone in the industry who has a
license to operate in Alberta to ensure com-
pliance with regulation. This includes a wide
gambit of companies and organizations, na-
tionally and internationally, and from major
to minor gas producers and service providers.
The AER is different from other organizations
concerned with regulation in the industry,
such as the Canadian Association of Petroleum
Producers (CAPP), in that AER is an indepen-
Jim Ellis- President and Chief Executive Officer
