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Alberta orphan well cleanup
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Alberta delays $65 million in oil and gas company payments for orphan well cleanup

The Orphan Well Association has received $535 million in government loans in recent years.

Alberta loans industry-funded association $100 million to ‘increase the pace’ of orphan well cleanup
thenarwhal.ca

Alberta loans industry-funded association $100 million to ‘increase the pace’ of orphan well cleanup

As oil and gas companies are increasingly unable or unwilling to properly close down and clean up well sites, the province is stepping in with additional money.

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