Independent MLA criticizes Alberta’s plan to give royalty credits for well cleanup | National Newswatch

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An Independent legislature member is criticizing a plan from the Alberta government that would give oil companies a royalty credit for cleaning up their old wells.

The provincial government is planning a pilot project that would give $100 million in royalty breaks to companies that fulfil their legal obligations to restore old oil and gas wells. He says the Liability Management Incentive Program, formerly called RStar, is a $100-million government boondoggle.

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