Abandoned Oil And Gas Wells

• Auditor general gives qualified approval to how Alberta spent oil well cleanup money

  Doug Wylie says in a report Tuesday that the program was well run, but the government wasn't ready for how quickly things in the energy industry change.

  Canada

  Mar 22, 2022
  
• Alberta energy minister says oil price spike won’t increase industry cleanup spending

  Sonya Savage says the province's recently adopted plan to fix the problem, which requires industry to spend $422 million next year and slightly more after that, is a fair approach.

  Economy

  Oct 8, 2021
  
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• Calls grow for action on Ontario’s thousands of abandoned oil and gas wells

  Thousands of abandoned oil and natural gas wells are scattered across southwestern Ontario – about 6,000 in Haldimand and Norfolk counties alone.

  Environment

  Jun 13, 2021
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• Saskatchewan, B.C., toughen deposit requirements for cleanup of oil and gas wells

  Companies buying energy assets in Saskatchewan and British Columbia are facing higher deposit costs for environmental remediation after a precedent-setting court case in Alberta that dealt with abandoned oil and gas wells.

  Environment

  Sep 22, 2016