The parliamentary budget officer has found the cost of cleaning up orphaned oil and gas wells in Alberta and Saskatchewan already dwarfs the money collected from industry to pay for it. But critics immediately called Yves Giroux’s estimated $1 billion by 2025 price tag a massive underestimate. “It’s a great disappointment,” said Regan Boychuk of … Continue reading NEWS: Budget officer finds $1B orphan well liability by 2025; critics claim underestimate