Gas Wells

• $200M allocated by Saskatchewan to clean up inactive oil and gas wells

  Saskatchewan said the accelerated site closure program will support more than 2,000 full-time equivalent jobs.

  Canada

  Dec 11, 2020
  
• Alberta needs better rules to ensure polluters clean up wells: Orphan Well Association

  A group tasked with cleaning up Alberta's thousands of abandoned energy facilities says the province's rules to make sure polluters clean up their wells before selling them off are inadequate.

  Environment

  Jan 14, 2020
  
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• Alberta test case: Planned sale of gas wells, pipelines raises cleanup concerns

  The possible transfer of hundreds of sour gas wells, pipelines and other facilities from energy giant Shell to a much smaller company has raised concerns about Alberta's efforts to ensure taxpayers don't get stuck with the cleanup bill.

  Economy

  Nov 14, 2019
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• Western Canada oil and gas producer count down by nearly 300 names since 2014

  The total number of companies producing oil and gas in Western Canada has fallen by 17.5 per cent in the four years since global oil prices began crashing.

  Canada

  Apr 11, 2019
• 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
• Oil and gas group asks for federal money to clean up inactive wells

  In an unusual move, the Petroleum Services Association of Canada is asking for $500 million in federal infrastructure funding to clean up inactive oil and gas wells.

  Economy

  Mar 14, 2016