Oil Company Avoided Fines After Failing to Shut Down Thousands of Aging Pipelines in British Columbia

Oil company avoided fines after failing to shut down thousands of aging pipelines in British Columbia

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. missed its targets for deactivating over 4,300 inactive pipelines in B.C. under a special regulatory deal and was not penalized despite years of noncompliance.Matt Simmons and Zak Vescera report for The Narwhal.In short:Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNRL) received an exemption from normal environmental rules in 2020 to gradually deactivate thousands of inactive pipelines, but failed to meet targets for three co…

CNRL broke deal to deactivate B.C. pipelines

Documents reveal that oil and gas giant Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNRL) failed to follow its own plan to deactivate thousands of B.C. pipelines

Oil giant broke deal to deactivate thousands of pipelines and faced no penalty, documents reveal

Oil giant broke deal to deactivate thousands of pipelines and faced no penalty, documents reveal – Energeticcity.ca

Documents have revealed CNRL has failed to meet the requirements for deactivating its pipelines. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Jim Mone) NORTHEAST B.C. — One of Canada’s largest oil and gas companies violated a deal it struck with B.C.’s energy regulator to address thousands of inactive pipelines in the province — and faced no financial penalties for doing so.  Internal government documents obtained by The Narwhal and the Investigative Journalism Found…