Cleanup boost for old oil and gas sites to create jobs

Cleanup boost for old oil and gas sites to create jobs

Government of Alberta

May 18, 2017

Albertans will have a cleaner, safer environment and more jobs in the process thanks to a funding boost to address orphaned wells.

The Alberta government has introduced legislation that would allow it to lend the Orphan Well Association (OWA) $235 million to speed up proper abandonment and reclamation of a growing number of oil and gas well sites that no longer have a responsible owner. Read More…