Alberta regulator charges Tourmaline, others, for 2018 toxic gas release

CWC Energy Services

20/01/2020 17:51

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The Alberta Energy
Regulator has filed charges against Tourmaline Energy Corp
 TOU.TO  and two other oil companies for a 2018 release of
hydrogen sulphide that affected human health, the regulator said
on Monday.
    Five charges under Alberta environmental and conservation
laws were laid against Tourmaline and Topaz Oil Corp, and three
charges against CWC Energy Services Corp  CWC.V , related to a
release on Feb. 25, 2018 near Spirit River, Alberta. Hydrogen
sulphide is a toxic gas with a smell of rotten eggs that can
impair breathing. 

 (Reporting by Rod Nickel in Winnipeg, Manitoba)
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