By The Canadian Press

Money to clean up orphan wells welcomed by premier

Mar 23, 2017 | 8:09 AM

EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the $30 million the federal government is giving to the province for the oil and gas industry is good news.

She says her government will use the money to focus on reclaiming so-called orphan oil wells and getting oilfield workers back on the job.

Notley says the province has been lobbying Ottawa for months for money to make sure orphan oil wells are safely closed and the land reclaimed.

She says the wells are a huge, long-standing liability for the province, and the industry knows there should be a plan to deal with this issue.

Notley says details on how this will be done will come out in the next few days.

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The Orphan Well Association said last month there were more than 1,500 orphan wells awaiting cleanup in Alberta.

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(The Canadian Press)