Alberta Oil Wells

• Alberta energy minister told to design incentives for industry to clean up oil wells

  Brian Jean was tasked with "developing a strategy to effectively incentivize reclamation of inactive legacy oil and natural gas sites...''

  Politics

  Jul 13, 2023
  
• Unpaid oilpatch taxes rise again despite energy industry boom, say rural Alberta municipalities

  The Rural Municipalities of Alberta said energy companies now owe towns and villages in which they operate a total of $268 million — up 261 per cent since 2018.

  Economy

  Mar 7, 2023
  
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• ‘Ticking time bomb:’ Alberta group wants aging oil wells to be election issue

  A coalition of Alberta landowners, researchers and former regulators says it could cost as much as $70 billion to clean up more than 300,000 orphan oil and gas wells in Alberta.

  Apr 8, 2019
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• Oilpatch AI keeps a wary eye on remote wells after human officials go home

  Artificial intelligence is helping Alberta's Oilpatch by keeping a wary eye on remote wells after human officials go home.

  Canada

  Feb 14, 2019
• Norwegian technology employs ‘artificial magma’ to stifle Alberta gas well leaks

  A Norwegian company has developed technology to help better seal Alberta oil and gas wells.

  Canada

  Mar 22, 2018