Methane plume detected in Venezuela
On 15 Feb 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 12,717 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 305 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 15 Feb 2024 · 19:34 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the W · 6.2 m/s
- Coordinates
- 9.37263, -64.52282
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
28985d6b-4a0d-4592-bd4c-10ad8a039f75
Likely operator
PDVSA Plausible
State company PDVSA operates or controls the mixed companies running Venezuelan fields.
Emitting site
VEN_S_023 · Flare
1 plumes detected at this site
Status
UNEP notified the government about this plume.
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 28985d6b-4a0d-4592-bd4c-10ad8a039f75, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/28985d6b-4a0d-4592-bd4c-10ad8a039f75), accessed 5 Oct 2026.