Oil Sands - Royalty Information

Industry Consultation - Forum

Access to the Forum & Oil Sands Royalty Consultation Process. The Oil Sands Royalty Forum (alias Industry Forum) is an interactive website where oil sands leaseholders and the Oil Sands Business Unit of Alberta Energy communicate and consult with each other.
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About Royalties

General information on Royalty.
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Royalty Authorities

Oil sands royalty is assessed and collected on a cash basis under one of four authorities. This page offers an overview of the regulations by which oil sands royalty is collected.
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Royalty Reporting


Diagrams & Flowcharts

The information provided is to offer a visual sample of the various steps within  the Oil Sands Royalty Application and Reporting requirement process. 
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Rates of Return

Access to Long Term Bond Rates, NAL Non-Basic Pipeline Rates, and the Deemed Corporate Tax Rate.  These figures are required when submitting Royalty Records.
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Forms - Royalty (alias Reporting Schedules)

Access to the Royalty Project Application &  Royalty  Reporting Forms. 
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Guidelines - Royalty ( Principles and Procedures)

The  Principles,  Procedures  and  Appendices  (collectively  referred  to  as  the  Guidelines)  interpret  the relevant legislation (statutes and regulations), and communicate policy with respect to application of the legislation.   The document is made available in Adobe Acrobat (pdf version).
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Payments - RapidTrans Forms 

Information for oil sands clients using a Rapid Trans Form for submitting their royalty payments. 
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Innovative Energy Technology Program 

The program offers royalty adjustments to specific pilot and demonstration projects that use new or innovative technologies as an incentive to increase environmentally sound recoveries and to encourage responsible development of new oil, natural gas and in situ bitumen reserves.
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Publications (Related to Royalty)

Access to publications which provide an overview of the Oil Sands Royalty Regulation, 1997
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Glossary ( Royalty )

Terms defined in the context of the generic oil sand royalty regime - Oil Sands Royalty Regulation, 1997 (consolidated to AR 52/2000).
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Last reviewed/revised: 2008-02-06