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Alberta Landowners Take Regulators to Court over Orphan Wells

Landowners say the regulator ignored the legal formula and set the 2026-27 fee at $154.56 million, leaving more cleanup costs to industry.

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A group of landowners is taking the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) to court for shortchanging oil and gas site cleanup efforts. Red Deer’s Mark Dorin, vice-chair of the Polluter Pay […]

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Alberta landowners take regulators to court over orphan wells

A group of landowners is taking the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) to court for shortchanging oil and gas site cleanup efforts. Red Deer’s Mark Dorin, vice-chair of the Polluter Pay […]

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Landowners challenge Alberta Energy Regulator over orphan well cleanup

Alberta landowners are challenging the AER’s $154.56-million orphan well levy, arguing the regulator failed to follow the legal funding formula.

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EnergiMedia broke the news on Friday, September 11, 2026.
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