Alberta Abandoned Wells
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Oil well cleanup program listed as ‘key objective’ in Alberta’s pre election budgetThe budget before an expected election gives support to a proposed tax break for energy companies to fulfil legal cleanup duties but doesn't tell voters how much it would cost.EnvironmentFeb 28, 2023
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Alberta energy minister says oil price spike won’t increase industry cleanup spendingSonya 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.EconomyOct 8, 2021
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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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