Scientists who detected a massive methane leak at an offshore platform run by Mexico’s Pemex said Tuesday there was “no way” they had made a mistake, roundly rebutting claims by the state oil company that the emissions were smaller and less polluting. Pemex, which is under increasing international pressure over its environmental record, last week issued a statement calling the study published in the Environmental Science & Technology Letters journal incorrect, arguing it had mistaken nitrogen – also a colorless, odorless gas – for methane in its calculations. read more But in a response sent to Reuters, the scientists behind the study dismissed Pemex’s position saying the sensors […]