While crude oil prices continued to climb in June with West Texas Intermediate gaining nearly $10 (U.S.) per bbl, natural gas prices plummeted as high storage levels and an anemic economy conspired against any short-term hope of recovery.

There 's more to Saskatchewan than inexpensive real estate, a burgeoning oil and gas industry and golden prairie. Boasting a university that's getting world famous, a ground-breaking international pilot project and a company that specializes in commercializing carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies, the province is fast becoming known as a world leader in research into carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage.