Orphan wells
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Budget officer finds $1B oil and gas orphan well liability by 2025; critics claim underestimateIn a report released Tuesday morning, parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux says the price tag will reach more than $1 billion by 2025.CanadaJan 25
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Study finds abandoned oil and gas wells place unfair burden on landowners, taxpayersA report from the University of Calgary says the costs of Alberta's growing stock of abandoned and inactive oil and gas wells are falling unfairly on landowners and taxpayers.CanadaMay 20, 2021
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Alberta court asked to step in as SanLing Energy warns it intends to stop operating by April 30The 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.EnvironmentApr 21, 2021
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Big oil companies eligible for millions from federal coronavirus bailout to clean up sitesThere are currently close to 100,000 inactive wells in the province, which are wells that have stopped producing.InvestigationsDec 17, 2020
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Alberta officials warned oilpatch faced ‘landslide’ of failures. Then coronavirus struckThe provincial regulator warned in April that some companies were walking away from contaminated sites without properly shutting down.InvestigationsDec 16, 2020
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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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Calgary-based Ranch Energy’s failure more than doubles B.C.’s inventory of orphan wellsThe number of orphan wells in British Columbia has more than doubled thanks to the failure of one oil and gas company.EnvironmentJun 19, 2020
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Alberta Energy Regulator blocks sale of Shell Canada assets over cleanup concernsAlberta's energy regulator has cited clean-up concerns in blocking the sale of sour gas wells, pipelines and other facilities from an energy giant to a much smaller company.EnvironmentMay 14, 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 company diversifies oil field business amid challenging times for energy sectorAs Alberta's oil and gas sector continues to face a dire outlook, one company is diversifying the work it provides in the province.EconomyApr 28, 2020
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