Methane Leaks
Oil & gas · 6 Oct 2025

Methane plume detected in Italy

On 6 Oct 2025, the Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 26,000 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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26,000 kg/h
± 15,000 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 624 tonnes of methane.

Detected
6 Oct 2025 · 12:46 UTC
Satellite
Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the E · 1.4 m/s
Coordinates
45.07, 10.78
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UNEP plume ID
211ed1f5-2998-41ed-9caa-989f9ab7fd87

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 211ed1f5-2998-41ed-9caa-989f9ab7fd87, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/211ed1f5-2998-41ed-9caa-989f9ab7fd87), accessed 4 Oct 2026.