Alberta’s Old, Unproductive Oil and Gas Wells Could Cost up to $70 Billion to Clean Up, Report Finds

CBC

Cleaning up all of the old and unproductive oil and gas wells in Alberta, Canada, will cost between $40 billion and $70 billion, according to a new report based on data from the Alberta Energy Regulator. About 3,000 wells in the province are slated for remediatation, but more than 100,000 unproductive wells will need to be cleaned up.

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