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201344 minPG-13current-affairs

energy-policy industrial-disasters

Worst Case Scenario

201344 minPG-13current-affairs

A proposed Shell Canada sour gas well in Alberta raises concerns over a potential hydrogen sulphide leak as mediation talks with locals collapse.

energy-policy industrial-disasters

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Worst Case Scenario

2013• 44 minPG-13

Synopsis

A proposed Shell Canada sour gas well in Alberta raises concerns over a potential hydrogen sulphide leak as mediation talks with locals collapse.

Synopsis

A deadly hydrogen sulphide leak is one potential side-effect of a proposed Shell Canada sour gas well in Alberta. When mediation talks break down between Shell and concerned locals, both sides anxiously await a ruling from Alberta's Energy and Utilities Board.

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