The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 B.C. suspends $11 million in oil and gas company payments for orphan well clean-up due to coronavirus https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-suspends-oil-and-gas-company-payments-for-orphan-well-clean-up-worth-11-million-due-to-coronavirus/ Thu, 07 May 2020 18:51:28 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=18611 The province is granting companies reprieve from contributions to a financially strapped orphan well reclamation fund as Ottawa steps in with relief funds — leading critics to point out the costs for industry’s environmental liabilities are falling to the federal taxpayer Sarah Cox News BC Oil and Gas Commission climate change coronavirus orphan wells B.C. oil and gas wells