AER S-30 Sulphur Balance Reporting Project
Update September 4, 2026: Sulphur reporting functionality will be implemented in Petrinex on October 7, 2026. Petrinex will be unavailable from 6:30 p.m. on October 7 for code implementation, and the new functionality will be available on October 8, 2026.
AER Communication:
The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has published the following message on the Digital Data Submission (DDS) System regarding the upcoming changes to the AER S-30 Sulphur Balance Reporting process transition to Petrinex.
- The Sulphur Balance Reporting System
In fall 2026, the submission system for the S-30 Sulphur Balance Report will transition from the Digital Data Submission (DDS) system to Petrinex. Once the transition is complete, DDS will no longer be available for S-30 Sulphur Balance Report submissions, viewing historically submitted reports, or amendments to prior periods. After the transition is complete, all S-30 Sulphur Balance reporting, including amendments for prior periods, must be submitted using Petrinex and historically submitted reports can also be viewed in Petrinex. More information, including key transition dates, will be provided as it becomes available. If you have any questions about this change, contact EmissionsCompliance@aer.ca.
Frequently Asked Questions:
When will the training modules be available?
The learning modules are in design and are scheduled for publication to the Learning Management System the week of September 21-25, 2026.
When will the documentation be available?
Documentation will be published before the end of September 2026 and will include:
- Sulphur Reporting Overview (Tip)
- Spreadsheet CSV Upload Specification and Template Documentation
- Industry Interoperability (IIO) Testing instructions, for industry users who wish to test a csv batch file
- Edit Validation Rules
- Public Data Learning Aid Updates
- USA role set-up instructions, including the list of associated tasks
When can I add the sulphur role in Petrinex and assign it to my users?
User Security Administrators (USAs) can set up their users beginning October 8m 2026, once the functionality is available. USAs will assign either an edit role or a read-only role for sulphur reporting, depending on each user's requirements.
How many tasks are there in each role?
Edit Sulphur Reporting
- Petrinex Inbox
- Query Facility Information
- Query Facility Licence
- Submit Report Request
- Sulphur Submissions Edit
- Sulphur Submissions Query
- Sulphur Submissions Monthly Missing and Imbalance Report
- Sulphur Submissions Quarterly Noncompliance Report
- Sulphur Submissions Report
- WIP Maintenance
Read Only Sulphur Reporting
- Petrinex Inbox
- Query Facility Information
- Query Facility Licence
- Submit Report Request
- Sulphur Submissions Query
- Sulphur Submissions Monthly Missing and Imbalance Report
- Sulphur Submissions Quarterly Noncompliance Report
- Sulphur Submissions Report
Will users need a separate role in addition to sulphur?
After the USA creates the two new sulphur reporting roles and assigns the required tasks, every BA user responsible for S-30 sulphur reporting must be assigned one of these roles.
- Users with other Petrinex responsibilities will retain their existing roles and be assigned the new sulphur reporting role in addition.
- Users whose only responsibility is sulphur reporting will only require the applicale sulphur reporting role and no other roles or tasks.
