~~Table~~SECURITIES ofAND ~~Contents~~EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~SECURITIES~~Washington, ~~AND~~D.C. ~~EXCHANGE COMMISSION~~20549

~~Washington,~~FORM ~~D.C. 20549~~6-K

~~FORM~~Report ~~6-K~~of Foreign Issuer

~~Report~~Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the ~~Foreign~~Securities ~~Issuer~~Exchange Act of 1934

~~Pursuant~~For: ~~to Rule~~December ~~13a-16~~4, or2002 ~~15d-16 of the Securities~~ ~~Exchange Act of 1934~~

~~For:~~ALBERTA ~~November 29,~~ENERGY ~~2002~~COMPANY LTD.

~~ALBERTA~~(Translation ~~ENERGY~~of ~~COMPANY~~registrant’s ~~LTD.~~name into English)

~~(Translation~~1800, of855 ~~registrant’s~~– ~~name~~2nd ~~into~~Street ~~English)~~S.W. PO Box 2850 Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 2S5

~~1800,~~(Address ~~855~~of ~~2nd~~principal ~~Street~~executive ~~S.W. PO Box 2850~~office)

~~Calgary,~~Indicate ~~Alberta,~~by ~~Canada~~check ~~T2P~~mark ~~2S5~~whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

~~(Address~~Form of20-F: ~~principal~~Form ~~executive~~40-F: ~~office)~~ ü

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ~~files~~by ~~or will~~furnishing ~~file~~the ~~annual~~information ~~reports~~contained ~~under~~in ~~cover~~this Form ~~20-F~~ oris ~~Form 40~~also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-F2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

~~Form~~Yes ~~20-F:~~No ~~Form 40-F:~~ ü

~~Indicate~~If by“Yes” ~~check~~is ~~mark~~marked, ~~whether~~indicate ~~the~~below ~~registrant by furnishing~~ the ~~information~~file ~~contained~~number ~~in this Form is also thereby~~assigned ~~furnishing the information~~ to the ~~Commission~~registrant ~~pursuant~~in toconnection with Rule 12g3-2(b) ~~under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~: N/A .

~~Yes~~Form 6-K ~~No ü~~Exhibit Index

IfExhibit ~~“Yes”~~No. is1. ~~marked,~~News ~~indicate~~Release ~~below~~dated ~~the~~December ~~file~~4, ~~number~~2002: ~~assigned to~~“Alberta ~~the~~Energy ~~registrant~~Company inLtd. ~~connection~~Announces ~~with~~Redemption ~~Rule 12g3-2(b): N/A~~ Price for Capital Securities”.

~~TABLE OF CONTENTS~~SIGNATURES

~~Form~~Pursuant ~~6-K~~to ~~Exhibit~~the ~~Index~~requirements ~~SIGNATURES~~of ~~Material~~the ~~Change~~Securities ~~Report~~Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


		ALBERTA ENERGY COMPANY LTD. (Registrant)

	By:	/s/ Linda H. Mackid Name: Linda H. Mackid Title: Assistant Corporate Secretary

Date: December 4, 2002

Form 6-K Exhibit Index

Exhibit No. 1. Alberta Energy Company Ltd. Material Change Report dated November 29, 2002, filed with the Toronto Stock Exchange and the securities commission or similar regulatory authority in the Canadian Provinces and Territories on November 29, 2002.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		ALBERTA ENERGY COMPANY LTD. (Registrant)
	By:	/s/ Linda H. Mackid Name: Linda H. Mackid Title: Assistant Corporate Secretary
Date: November 29, 2002

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