EDMONTON — The Alberta government is moving ahead with a plan that would give oil and gas companies a tax break for meeting their legal obligations to clean up…
On Thursday, Alberta Energy Minister Peter Guthrie is scheduled to host those groups to discuss “a concept for a royalty credit program to incent accelerated oil and gas site closure,” indicates a government document that outlines the proposed pilot program, obtained by The Canadian Press.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“They’re taking public money and giving it to oil companies to do work they are already legally obligated to do and they’re doing it at a time of high oil prices,” Ganley said. Alberta landowners dealing with the 170,000 unreclaimed sites on their properties aren’t crazy about the idea but need to get those wells cleaned up, said Daryl Bennett of Action Surface Rights, which will attend the meeting.Article content
The government document says the program is still in development and no final decisions have been made.“It’s moving a lot faster than we expected,” said McLauchlin, who has had what he described as “some engagement” on the pilot project.
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