Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is asking Ottawa for $156 million to clean up old oil wells.
Wall said Monday he has presented a proposal to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for money for a program to accelerate well cleanups.
Over the next two years, such a program could allow decommissioning and reclamation of 1,000 non-producing wells.
That could mean 1,200 direct and indirect jobs in the oil and gas support industry at a time when the oil patch is reeling from layoffs, Wall said.
Activities covered the program could include environmental site assessment, removal and disposal of old equipment, remediation of oil and salt water spills, restoration of the sites and the re-vegetation of the land.
Wall said he's waiting to hear back from Trudeau on the proposal.
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