Experts Criticize Evidence Used to Diagnose Leak at One of the World's Largest CO2 Storage Sites

The recent release of an independent geochemical consulting firm's report concluding that carbon dioxide is leaking from one of the world's largest CO2 geologic storage projects--located at the Weyburn–Midale oil fields in Saskatchewan--has caused a public relations crisis, not only for Cenovus Energy , the oil company that operates the site, but for the CO2-alleviation strategy of carbon capture and storage (CCS). But scientists are pushing back, arguing that the evidence does not justify the report's conclusions. [More]

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