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44 ‘serious’ leaks reported at B.C. oil and gas sites in the past year

Hydrogen sulphide, methane and potentially contaminated water leaks from natural gas wells in B.C. were all registered in an obscure government database

Zak Vescera
Matt Simmons, Zak Vescera

21 Mar 2025 • 3 min read

A pumpjack pictured in a yellow and green field against the backdrop of a cloudy sky.
B.C.'s energy regulator has reported 44 "serious" leaks at oil and gas sites in the past year. In this image from 2016, a pumpjack works at a well head on an oil and gas installation near Cremona, Alta. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press)

Zak Vescera
Zak Vescera

Zak is a Vancouver-based reporter focusing on white-collar crime in British Columbia. He previously reported for The Tyee and The Saskatoon StarPhoenix.

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