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The cost of cleaning up orphan wells in this province might have just doubled. As a result of a recent court case, the number of orphan wells in this province has just exploded. This news comes just a couple of weeks after the province had to repay over 130 million dollars to the federal government. That money was supposed to go toward cleaning up abandoned wells but it wasn't spent quickly enough. Today we ask, Are we doing enough to deal with abandoned oil and gas wells?
By CBCThe cost of cleaning up orphan wells in this province might have just doubled. As a result of a recent court case, the number of orphan wells in this province has just exploded. This news comes just a couple of weeks after the province had to repay over 130 million dollars to the federal government. That money was supposed to go toward cleaning up abandoned wells but it wasn't spent quickly enough. Today we ask, Are we doing enough to deal with abandoned oil and gas wells?

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