REGINA – ROK Resources, the Regina-based oil company that ventured into the lithium industry, is going private and spinning out the company’s lithium ownership (via EMP Metals) into a private corp. In a press release on Sept. 23, the company announced a rather...
REGINA – With China announcing strict export controls on rare earth minerals on Oct. 9, and US President Donald Trump immediately responding with another round of tariffs, critical minerals are rapidly rising in importance not just economically, but...
REGINA – One of the big questions around the development of a new lithium industry in Saskatchewan is just what will be the royalty structure? Will it be based on oil and gas extraction, or potash? How much will it be, which is a huge factor in the economics for any...
CALGARY – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith really, really wants to build another oil pipeline to the northern BC coast. British Columbia Premier David Eby apparently really, really does not want that to happen. Meanwhile Saskatchewan Premier Scott...
Editor’s note: My stomach has been tied up in knots for months as to whether I should write this story. In Saskatchewan, most of the oilfield jobs are in the oilfield services. And I’ve had more conversations than I can count as to “why things are slow.” It’s not just...
STOUGHTON – Energy and Resources Minister Colleen Young had the opportunity to check out Steel Reef’s move into the power generation world, touring the company’s Viewfield Plant 4 facility on Sept. 4. Steel Reef is in the process of adding 125 megawatts of power...
