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Oil & gas · 19 Sep 2025

Methane plume detected in Angola

On 19 Sep 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 9,182 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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9,182 kg/h
± 2,264 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 220 tonnes of methane.

Detected
19 Sep 2025 · 12:09 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the E · 1.8 m/s
Coordinates
-6.97589, 12.37348
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UNEP plume ID
2ccc92ce-c1e8-455a-bc94-1fce6321f997

Likely operator

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Emitting site

AGO_S_004 · Production Offshore
7 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 2ccc92ce-c1e8-455a-bc94-1fce6321f997, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/2ccc92ce-c1e8-455a-bc94-1fce6321f997), accessed 4 Oct 2026.