Wyoming CO2 Sequestration Project Falling Apart
Date:
22 Nov 2011
Source:
Energy Tribune Opinion piece opposed to CCS
About two years ago, on February 20, 2010, in the Wyoming Tribune and under the title “CO2 sequestration isn't practical” I offered to “save the state of Wyoming from wasting $45 million.” Well, a recent story in the Wyoming Tribune was headlined “Wyoming CO2 storage project may get put on hold”. The reason? “…while the project is based on the idea that CO2 is a byproduct and a pollutant due for stricter federal rules, CO2 is actually in demand in Wyoming, where oil producers pump it underground to force out hard-to-get oil, a method known as enhanced oil recovery…. That means the sequestration project researchers’ plan to buy 3 million tons of CO2 for testing came with a big price tag: $750 million.“
