The province of Alberta announced Monday it will order that any oilpatch company that owes unpaid municipal taxes will not be able to receive a new license or transfer an existing license.
Energy Minister Peter Guthrie said he is issuing a ministerial order under the Responsible Energy Development Act that will require the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) to ensure there are no tax arrears before approving a license transfer or issuing a new license, according to a news release on March 20.
