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Oil giant broke deal to deactivate thousands of pipelines and faced no penalty, documents reveal
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. promised to deactivate thousands of inactive pipelines under a special deal with B.C.’s energy regulator. Internal emails show the company failed to meet its targets.
17 government inspectors, 170 companies and more than 9,000 potential infractions: inside B.C.’s oversight of the oil and gas sector
Inspection notes offer a glimpse behind the scenes of government oversight of the fossil fuel industry — and the companies doing business in B.C.
B.C. quietly allowed an oil and gas giant to sidestep rules for more than 4,300 pipelines
B.C.’s energy regulator has the power to grant such exemptions — without notifying the public. Experts raise alarm about the process, saying the regulator is playing soft with fossil fuel companies
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