alsimoneau comments on An oil and gas company just left behind an estimated $476M cleanup bill in Alberta

An oil and gas company just left behind an estimated $476M cleanup bill in Alberta (thenarwhal.ca)

submitted 6 months ago by theacharnian@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

30 comments fedilink hide all child comments

The orphan wells trace back to a tangled web of foreign investors, a company based in the British Virgin Islands and a last-ditch effort to sell to a Chinese company for $22M

From The Narwhal via This RSS Feed.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 21 points 6 months ago (3 children)

They need to pay upfront for the cleanup.

permalink

fedilink

source

hideshow 3 child comments

[–] Enkers@sh.itjust.works 12 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Exactly. I've got to leave a deposit with my landlord in case I leave a mess when i move out, same should go for these oil companies.

permalink

fedilink

source

parent

hideshow 2 child comments

[–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 months ago (1 child)

Actually, that's illegal. They can ask for the first month rent early but not a deposit.

permalink

fedilink

source

parent

hideshow 1 child comment

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 months ago

Must be nice to live where you do; around here, damage deposits are kept in trust, and returned when you move out, with interest, minus any amount needed to pay for damage repairs.

permalink

fedilink

source

parent