Money to clean up orphan wells welcomed by premier
Mar 23, 2017 | 8:09 AM
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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.
