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Oil & gas · 24 Feb 2023

Methane plume detected in Peru

On 24 Feb 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,162 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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2,162 kg/h
± 767 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 51.9 tonnes of methane.

Detected
24 Feb 2023 · 18:22 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the E · 4.2 m/s
Coordinates
-4.28487, -81.3162
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UNEP plume ID
17e6f8b4-4dc4-4625-99ae-378b4fd1913f

Likely operator

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Emitting site

PER_S_007 · Offshore platform
1 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 17e6f8b4-4dc4-4625-99ae-378b4fd1913f, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/17e6f8b4-4dc4-4625-99ae-378b4fd1913f), accessed 4 Oct 2026.