https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/ranch-energy-bankruptcy-401-orphan-wells-dumped-on-b-c-cleanup/ Thu, 18 Jun 2020 22:36:34 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=19705 The new oil and gas sites more than double the province’s orphan well tally, bringing it to 770, as dozens of Peace region landowners now await reimbursement from the BC Oil and Gas Commission for unpaid rents Sarah Cox News B.C. BC Oil and Gas Commission fracking orphan wells Orphan oil and gas wells BC The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca/environmental-stain-bc-announces-clean-up-2000-oil-gas-wells/ Thu, 14 May 2020 00:44:09 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=18771 Federal COVID-19 relief funds will aid in the clean up of dormant and orphan oil and gas sites in northern B.C., creating 1,200 jobs, but observers say the bad habit of leaving industry environmental liabilities to the taxpayer needs to end Sarah Cox News B.C. BC Oil and Gas Commission coronavirus orphan wells Flaring at Encana pad near Tower Gas Plant well #16-06-081-17. 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 https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-finds-gas-industry-built-numerous-unauthorized-fracking-dams-without-engineering-plans/ Mon, 18 Dec 2017 17:45:45 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/12/18/b-c-finds-gas-industry-built-numerous-unauthorized-fracking-dams-without-engineering-plans/ Ben Parfitt In-Depth Investigation B.C. BC Oil and Gas Commission CCPA dams fracking illegal dams In-Depth Progress Energy unpermitted dams https://thenarwhal.ca/fort-nelson-first-nation-files-legal-challenge-gas-pipeline-claiming-it-will-threaten-caribou-habitat/ Tue, 18 Jul 2017 16:50:56 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/07/18/fort-nelson-first-nation-files-legal-challenge-gas-pipeline-claiming-it-will-threaten-caribou-habitat/ Judith Lavoie News BC Oil and Gas Commission caribou caribou habitat Fort Nelson First Nation Indigenous News Rockyview Resources https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-s-pipeline-spill-map-has-been-offline-over-eight-months/ Fri, 03 Mar 2017 18:01:42 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/03/03/b-c-s-pipeline-spill-map-has-been-offline-over-eight-months/ Carol Linnitt News BC Oil and Gas Commission Dermod Travis Dogwood George Heyman IntegrityBC News pipeline incident map pipeline spills pipelines Sophie Harrison https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-s-pipeline-incident-map-has-been-quietly-offline-over-month/ Thu, 13 Oct 2016 17:05:05 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/10/13/b-c-s-pipeline-incident-map-has-been-quietly-offline-over-month/ Carol Linnitt News accidents BC Oil and Gas Commission BCOGC News pipeline incident map pipelines spills https://thenarwhal.ca/sierra-club-wilderness-committee-b-c-fracking-water-case-supreme-court-next-week/ Mon, 10 Mar 2014 21:21:56 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/03/10/sierra-club-wilderness-committee-b-c-fracking-water-case-supreme-court-next-week/ Emma Gilchrist BC Oil and Gas Commission contamination encana fracking Sierra Club water Water Act Wilderness Committee