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Orphan Wells
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September 18, 2024
EDMONTON — Observers are criticizing Alberta Energy Minister Brian Jean’s suggestions on how the province might clean up its thousands of abandoned oil wells, saying they favour industry and lack input from the public. “Albertans are owed a better exp… Read More ➝
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September 9, 2024
Landowner resistance seems to have quashed an Alberta government pilot program offering energy companies partial recognition for well site cleanup that isn’t complete. The Well Site Reduction program would certify reclamation for a site that meets env… Read More ➝
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July 16, 2024
EDMONTON — The Alberta government plans to relax a rule that requires energy companies seeking to buy viable wells from bankruptcy proceedings to first pay all the failed producer’s outstanding taxes. “I have informed the Alberta Energy Regulator and … Read More ➝
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January 19, 2024
EDMONTON — Internal documents from Alberta’s energy regulator suggest the province’s environmental liability for hundreds of thousands of oil and gas wells could be nearly triple the figure the agency announced earlier this week. In a report released… Read More ➝
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January 18, 2024
Alberta’s oil and gas producers spent nearly $700 million in 2022 on cleaning up the hundreds of thousands of old wells that dot the province, the regulator’s first report on the extent of those liabilities indicates. That’s 65 per cent more than they… Read More ➝
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