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Oil & gas · 31 Jul 2025

Methane plume detected in Mexico

On 31 Jul 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 36,431 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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36,431 kg/h
± 12,648 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 874 tonnes of methane.

Detected
31 Jul 2025 · 16:23 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the W · 4.1 m/s
Coordinates
19.56611, -92.237
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UNEP plume ID
0b89b660-9527-4443-97a3-c4adf109540d

Likely operator

Pemex Plausible

State company Pemex operates most Mexican production, onshore and offshore.

Emitting site

MEX_S_003 · Production Offshore
126 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 0b89b660-9527-4443-97a3-c4adf109540d, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/0b89b660-9527-4443-97a3-c4adf109540d), accessed 5 Oct 2026.