The Globe and Mail reports in its Saturday edition that Husky Energy has asked for more time to submit technical reports on an oil pipeline spill into the North Saskatchewan River. A Canadian Press dispatch to The Globe reports that Saskatchewan says Husky has been granted a 30-day extension on the metallurgic report on the failed pipe, as well as on a geotechnical report on the land where the failure occurred. Doug MacKnight is with the Ministry of Economy's petroleum and natural gas division, which is responsible for licensing pipelines and overseeing the Husky investigation. He says an extension is not common. He says: "But then again, this is an uncommon incident. We haven't had one of this scale." The government says Husky will be providing its assessment of the cause of the spill by Nov. 21. A one-page update provided by Husky says 225,000 litres of oil spilled into the river near Maidstone, Sask., in July and affected an area of about 41,500 square metres. It says about 210,000 litres have been recovered. The spill forced the cities of North Battleford, Prince Albert and Melfort to shut off their water intakes from the river and find other water sources for almost two months.