Orphan Well Association

• Alberta court asked to step in as SanLing Energy warns it intends to stop operating by April 30

  The Orphan Well Association has applied to have a receiver assume control of the assets of energy producer SanLing Energy, which has warned it will cease operations this month.

  Environment

  Apr 21
• Alberta Energy Regulator orders takeover of Mojek Resources’ wells, pipelines, facilities

  The AER is directing the Orphan Well Association and working interest partners of Mojek Resources to take over its wells and facilities after the company failed to clean up spills,

  Environment

  Mar 17
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• Alberta officials warned oilpatch faced ‘landslide’ of failures. Then coronavirus struck

  The provincial regulator warned in April that some companies were walking away from contaminated sites without properly shutting down.

  Investigations

  Dec 16, 2020
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• Alberta landowners and legal experts criticize well cleanup bill

  Landowners 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.

  Environment

  Apr 8, 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
• Bankrupt energy companies can’t abandon old oil wells, Supreme Court rules

  The 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.

  Canada

  Jan 31, 2019
• Orphan Well Association called in to clean up spill at oil and gas facility

  The Alberta Energy Regulator says the province's Orphan Well Association (OWA) will look after an apparent leak at an oil and gas handling facility owned by Insch Commodity Ltd.

  Canada

  Apr 3, 2018
• Supreme Court to decide how abandoned oil wells to be handled

  The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal from Alberta's energy regulator that seeks to overturn a ruling that could allow bankrupt energy companies to walk away from cleaning up abandoned oil wells.

  Canada

  Nov 9, 2017
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• Cleanup underway on 2 orphaned sour gas wells near Calgary community just tip of the iceberg

  There are a startling number of wells that are now orphaned after a Calgary company was forced into receivership.

  Environment

  Sep 25, 2017
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• Alberta aims to speed up orphan well cleanup with $235M loan

  Legislation has been introduced to allow the province to lend $235 million to the Orphan Well Association.

  Canada

  May 18, 2017