Alberta is rolling out its plans this week for cleaning up old well sites across the province, creating thousands of jobs. Alberta has nearly 3,000 orphan wells, oil and gas wells that haven't been remediated by their often-bankrupt owners. Provincial program launches May 1Nothing in the plans that the province has announced so far includes funds for re-purposing sites. Juli Rohl, a longtime advocate for re-purposing old sites, said doing so could help create additional revenue sources for the economy. The idea re-purposing old wells isn't the only example of how traditional energy skill, resources and infrastructure are being reexamined for use in new ways.

Source: CBC News May 01, 2020 08:00 UTC