Documents reveal over 1,000 potential infractions left unchecked by B.C.'s energy regulator

Thousands of records give inside look at provincial oversight of industry

Kate Schneider
Kate Schneider is a U.K.-based reporter with experience working at the Oxford Political Review and the Canadian Law Review. Her work has also been published by the CBC.
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Kate Schneider,
Matt Simmons

4 March, 2025 • 13 min read

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An illustration shows dead crows floating in sludge in a diesel containment tank.

An investigation by the IJF and The Narwhal has revealed more than a thousand potential infractions in the oil and gas industry that were deemed in compliance by the BC Energy Regulator. (Illustration by Nora Kelly)

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This investigation is a collaboration between the Investigative Journalism Foundation and The Narwhal

On a warm mid-August afternoon in 2022, a BC Energy Regulator inspector drove to an oil and gas site in the northeast part of the province.

Documents reveal over 1,000 potential infractions left unchecked by B.C.'s energy regulator

Kate Schneider

Kate Schneider,
Matt Simmons

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