Nov 07, 2020
Alberta town on the verge of collapse due to aging oil wells
A small Alberta town that once prospered thanks to the oil industry is now edging ever closer to collapsing because of it.
Industry News
Oct 26, 2020
Repurposing: Another tool to address Alberta’s backlog of inactive and abandoned oil and gas sites?
The current path to land use reclamation of legacy oil and gas sites in Alberta is often a long one...
Aug 10, 2020
Clear rules advance cleanup of oil and gas wells
Alberta’s government is taking long overdue action to accelerate the responsible reclamation of oil and gas sites, ensuring a cleaner environment for current and future generations.
Aug 06, 2020
New provincial framework addressing oil/gas site cleanup
Last week the provincial government finally made an announcement to address some concerns around the cleanup of oil and gas sites in Alberta.
Jul 31, 2020
Alberta revamping rules for oil and gas wells to prevent future backlog of orphan, inactive sites
Alberta is overhauling rules around oil and gas wells for the first time in decades in an effort to accelerate site cleanup.
Jul 30, 2020
Varcoe: Province unveils new plan to tackle old wells and environmental liabilities
Governments of different political stripes have tried for years to solve the Rubik’s Cube of Alberta’s broken oilpatch liability management system that oversees the cleanup of thousands of oil and gas wells.
Jun 26, 2020
STP launches new EHS audit protocols for oil and petroleum refining
STP ComplianceEHS (STP) has released new environmental, health and safety (EHS) audit protocols for Ontario and Alberta Oil and Petroleum Refining.
Jun 24, 2020
The Drilldown: Environmental assessment of oil and gas sector to resume in Alberta on July 15
Alberta’s oil and gas sector will be resuming their environmental monitoring processes come July 15
Jun 16, 2020
REGULATORY OIL & GAS Scientists criticize Alberta’s monitoring suspension, lack of consultation
Shutting down a broad range of Alberta's environmental monitoring over pandemic fears wasn't necessary, says the head of a group responsible for such work.
Apr 17, 2020
Ottawa Announces $ 1.7 Billion In Aid For Oil And Gas Industry
The federal government will provide $1.7 billion to clean up orphan and inactive wells in Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said this morning.
Mar 09, 2020
Oil And Gas Sector Increases Responsible Well Abandonment
Saskatchewan’s oil and gas companies have continued their commitment to environmental stewardship by responsibly completing a record number of oil and gas well abandonments in 2019 and into 2020.
Jan 17, 2020
Is this the future of the oil and gas sector?
Calgary-based oil and gas company, Cenovus Energy Inc., has set ambitious environmental, social and governance targets to guide performance.