The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 ‘Outrageously bad’: Alberta taxpayers pick up another multimillion tab for oil companies’ land rent https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oil-gas-land-rent-2022/ Tue, 18 Jul 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=83380 Alberta paid $14 million in rent on behalf of delinquent oil companies in 2022. The government is supposed to recoup that money from companies but data shows debt collection remains below one per cent Drew Anderson News Alberta oil and gas Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal A pumpjack sits in an Alberta field with hazy skies.