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Oil & gas · 24 Oct 2024

Methane plume detected in Yemen

On 24 Oct 2024, the Landsat - NASA/USGS satellite saw methane escaping at about 3,957 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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3,957 kg/h
± 1,382 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 95.0 tonnes of methane.

Detected
24 Oct 2024 · 07:13 UTC
Satellite
Landsat - NASA/USGS
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the W · 3.0 m/s
Coordinates
15.58622, 46.0361
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UNEP plume ID
0156af53-7fbf-455a-992a-5fb089aa59bb

Likely operator

Safer Exploration and Production Operations Company Plausible

State-run SEPOC operates Block 18 (Marib-Al Jawf) and its processing facilities.

Emitting site

YEM_S_004 · O&G facility (generic)
149 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 0156af53-7fbf-455a-992a-5fb089aa59bb, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/0156af53-7fbf-455a-992a-5fb089aa59bb), accessed 5 Oct 2026.