Sustainable exploration and production of oil and natural gas involves a commitment to preserving fertile land, maintaining regional ecosystems and biodiversity, and reclaiming all lands affected by our operations, returning them to self-sustaining landscapes.
The oil and natural gas industry recognizes that lands with rich biodiversity are critical resources to Ontarians and it is important to assess the impact of industry activities on the land, as well as the effectiveness of mitigation activities.
The industry strives to keep land in its original state, a self-sustaining landscape with biodiversity ensuring that each phase of development, from preparing the site for work, through the exploration and production stages and the reclamation phase is designed to reduce the impacts of operations.
The industry in conjunction with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ontario Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Library have land management metrics that include the number of active and inactive wells, the number of wells abandoned annually, the number of wells certified as reclaimed each year.
