Orphan Well
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$33B liability estimate called too low, Alberta releases first report on well cleanupAlberta's oil and gas producers spent nearly $700 million in 2022 on cleaning up the hundreds of thousands of old wells that dot the province.CanadaJan 17, 2024
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The small Alberta oil company behind Saskatchewan’s latest and largest-ever case of orphaned wellsCalgary-based Bow River Energy Ltd., which sought bankruptcy protection in late 2020, has 671 orphaned oil and gas sites in the west-central part of the province.InvestigationsJun 28, 2021
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Saskatchewan-based companies receive first chunk of federal funding for inactive well cleanupThe work will be spread out across the Lloydminster, Kindersley, Swift Current and Estevan areas.EnvironmentJul 16, 2020
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Oil site cleanup program sees 18,000 applications in 4 days, ‘significantly’ over expectationsNatural Resource Minister Seamus O'Regan called uptake "significantly higher" than expected.CanadaMay 5, 2020
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Alberta landowners and legal experts criticize well cleanup billLandowners and legal experts say Alberta's hastily passed bill to help clean up the province's huge stockpile of abandoned energy facilities harms property rights without addressing why the problem exists in the first place.EnvironmentApr 8, 2020
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Tongue-in-cheek Edmonton art exhibit explores orphaned oil wells adoptionA new exhibition in Edmonton is raising awareness about the issue of orphaned oil and gas wells through a tongue-in-cheek art show.PoliticsJan 5, 2019
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