Supreme Court of Canada says bankrupts responsible for cleanup

Gary Park

for Petroleum News

The Supreme Court of Canada ended a drawn-out legal dispute by ruling that bankrupt oil producers can’t walk away from old wells — a verdict that will affect tens of thousands of so-called “orphan” wells across Alberta. “Bankruptcy is not a license to ignore rules,” Chief Justice Richard Wagner wro....

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