An incident at an oil and gas site near Valleyview three years ago has led to an oilfield consulting firm being fined $90,000.
According to authorities, O’Reilly Oilfield Services entered a guilty plea to one count under the Occupational Health and Safety Act for “failing to take necessary precautions” to protect the health and safety of workers under their supervision.
The company was sentenced on October 7th in the Grande Prairie Court of Justice. The Crown withdrew five additional charges and withdrew a further 15 OHS charges against Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. related to the same incident.
The charges stem from an incident at an oil and gas site near Valleyview on July 7th, 2021, when a worker was “severely burned” after liquid from a decommissioned pipeline ignited and overflowed from a portable flare stack.
Both the company and the Crown have up to 30 days to appeal the conviction and penalties.
