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Alberta oil well report updated after concerns over taxpayer backstop recommendation

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Alberta should manage a new insurance fund to cover liabilities related to closed wells, report says.

The new report now calls for that insurance program to instead be “managed” by the province.

Alberta Energy Regulator says there are nearly 500,000 licensed oil and gas wells across the province, but only about 50,000 are active.

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