Imperial Oil signs deal with E3 Lithium to advance pilot project

By Amanda Stephenson in Calgary Imperial Oil Ltd. has signed a deal to help advance a lithium project in Alberta’s historic Leduc oilfield. The agreement will see Imperial invest $6.35 million in E3 Lithium, a Calgary-based junior resource company that has...

Sri Lanka PM says economy ‘has collapsed,’ unable to buy oil

  By Krishan Francis in Colombo COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s debt-laden economy has “collapsed” after months of shortages of food, fuel and electricity, its prime minister told lawmakers Wednesday, in comments underscoring the country’s dire...