Abandoned Oil Wells
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Oil and gas well cleanup efforts hampered by labour shortageThe cleanup of oil and gas wells is hampered as many of the same companies that provide rigs for new drilling programs are also involved in industry cleanup efforts.EnvironmentOct 15, 2021
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Abandoned oil and gas wells will be cleaned up despite backlog: Alberta regulatorLaurie Pushor, now a year into his tenure at the helm of the Calgary-based Alberta Energy Regulator, says the office is gradually regaining the trust of Albertans.CanadaMay 27, 2021
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Easing rules on transfer of unreclaimed oil wells could speed cleanup, study findsThe Canada West Foundation says that could include allowing companies to sell off defunct energy infrastructure without completely cleaning it up.EconomyApr 26, 2021
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Solar project seeks to replace abandoned oil wells in rural AlbertaThe RenuWell project wants to turn inactive wells into solar energy projects it says will generate 2,900 MWh and over $224,000 in electricity sales per year.CanadaAug 18, 2020
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Well cleanup in the cards after Alberta energy company announces plansAlberta energy company Cenovus intends on reclaiming 1,500 abandoned wells by 2030, and hitting net-zero emissions by 2050.EconomyJan 10, 2020
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Bankrupt energy companies can’t abandon old oil wells, Supreme Court rulesThe Supreme Court of Canada says the trustee for a bankrupt Alberta energy company cannot simply walk away from unprofitable wells on agricultural land without having to clean up.CanadaJan 31, 2019
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Oil firm ceasing operations, leaving thousands of Alberta wells untendedA massive number of oil and gas wells, facilities and pipeline segments stand to be added to the already bulging files of the Alberta Orphan Well Association in the wake of the likely failure of Sequoia Resources Corp.CanadaMar 8, 2018
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Farmers to address Supreme Court in fight against abandoned wellsThousands of farmers in Western Canada have been granted the right to appear before the Supreme Court of Canada to oppose a legal decision they say allows energy companies to walk away from unprofitable wells on their land.CrimeJan 18, 2018
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Alberta Energy Regulator to ask tougher questions of oil well applicantsAlberta's energy regulator is making changes that it hopes will keep bad operators out of the oilpatch.EconomyDec 6, 2017
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Alberta Energy Regulator looks to take Redwater ruling to Supreme CourtAlberta's energy regulator has asked the Supreme Court of Canada to review a ruling that could allow energy companies to walk away from cleaning up abandoned oil wells and affect industrial sites across the country.EconomyJul 5, 2017
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