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Methane leaks in Venezuela

Satellites have detected 278 methane plumes at 120 sites in Venezuela since 2024, 125 of them in the 12 months to 1 Sep 2026.

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Plumes, last 12 months
120
Sites
118,000 kg/h
Largest plume, last 12 months
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Biggest plumes in the last 12 months

Detected Site Emission rate Likely operator
30 Jul 2026Oil & gas — 118,000 kg/h PDVSA Plausible View
10 Aug 2026Oil & gas — 72,000 kg/h PDVSA Plausible View
23 Jun 2026Oil & gas — 66,000 kg/h PDVSA Plausible View
11 Feb 2026Oil & gas — 54,000 kg/h PDVSA Plausible View
21 Mar 2026Oil & gas — 40,000 kg/h PDVSA Plausible View
10 Sep 2025Oil & gas VEN_S_008 29,701 kg/h PDVSA Plausible View
21 Aug 2026Oil & gas VEN_S_143 25,923 kg/h PDVSA Plausible View
4 Aug 2026Oil & gas VEN_S_008 19,687 kg/h PDVSA Plausible View
22 Mar 2026Oil & gas VEN_S_008 18,805 kg/h PDVSA Plausible View
20 Sep 2025Oil & gas VEN_S_099 17,510 kg/h PDVSA Plausible View

Who operates these sites

PDVSA260 plumes

Plumes at sites we attribute to each company. Most attributions here rely on who operates a field or region, not on site-level confirmation; see each site for the evidence. What do confidence levels mean?

Plumes by sector, last 12 months

Oil & gas122
Waste / landfill3

Sites that leak most often

Site Plumes, last 12 months Largest detected rate Last seen Likely operator
VEN_S_008Flare 920 total 46,728 kg/h 4 Aug 2026 PDVSA Plausible
VEN_S_020Pit 46 total 3,436 kg/h 22 Mar 2026 PDVSA Plausible
VEN_S_001O&G facility (generic) 311 total 20,813 kg/h 24 Dec 2025 PDVSA Plausible
VEN_S_009Flare · Frequent 37 total 10,852 kg/h 26 May 2026 PDVSA Plausible
VEN_S_030Production Offshore · Persistent 35 total 1,391 kg/h 21 Aug 2026 PDVSA Plausible
VEN_S_093Flare 35 total 6,176 kg/h 23 Oct 2025 PDVSA Plausible
VEN_S_124Production Offshore · Persistent 33 total 6,627 kg/h 21 Aug 2026 PDVSA Plausible
VEN_S_038Landfill 28 total 3,645 kg/h 23 Mar 2026 Not yet attributed
VEN_S_012Flare 26 total 4,994 kg/h 18 May 2026 PDVSA Plausible
VEN_S_070Flare 26 total 4,233 kg/h 23 Oct 2025 PDVSA Plausible
VEN_S_073Flare 25 total 9,479 kg/h 14 May 2026 PDVSA Plausible
VEN_S_069Flare 25 total 4,492 kg/h 25 Nov 2025 PDVSA Plausible
VEN_S_116Production Offshore · Frequent 24 total 2,890 kg/h 21 Aug 2026 PDVSA Plausible
VEN_S_019O&G facility (generic) 24 total 2,196 kg/h 22 Mar 2026 PDVSA Plausible
VEN_S_007Flare 24 total 2,963 kg/h 22 Mar 2026 PDVSA Plausible
VEN_S_092Gas Processing Unit 24 total 6,206 kg/h 23 Oct 2025 PDVSA Plausible
VEN_S_153Flare 23 total 2,457 kg/h 22 Aug 2026 PDVSA Plausible
VEN_S_029Production Offshore · Frequent 23 total 7,635 kg/h 21 Aug 2026 PDVSA Plausible
VEN_S_018Flare 23 total 1,613 kg/h 23 Feb 2026 PDVSA Plausible
VEN_S_130Offshore platform · Frequent 22 total 4,599 kg/h 21 Aug 2026 PDVSA Plausible
VEN_S_148Production Offshore · Frequent 22 total 1,567 kg/h 21 Aug 2026 PDVSA Plausible
VEN_S_149Production Offshore 22 total 447 kg/h 21 Aug 2026 PDVSA Plausible
VEN_S_141Production Offshore 22 total 400 kg/h 21 Aug 2026 PDVSA Plausible
VEN_S_121Pit 22 total 1,434 kg/h 22 Mar 2026 PDVSA Plausible
VEN_S_101Flare 22 total 5,670 kg/h 23 Feb 2026 PDVSA Plausible

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