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Oil & gas · 25 Nov 2025

Methane plume detected in Mexico

On 25 Nov 2025, the Landsat - NASA/USGS satellite saw methane escaping at about 33,553 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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33,553 kg/h
± 14,068 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 805 tonnes of methane.

Detected
25 Nov 2025 · 16:35 UTC
Satellite
Landsat - NASA/USGS
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NW · 6.9 m/s
Coordinates
19.56512, -92.18512
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UNEP plume ID
3a1d31cb-af82-41b0-b353-52dfb32ff6f0

Likely operator

Pemex Plausible

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

Emitting site

MEX_S_103 · Production Offshore
32 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 3a1d31cb-af82-41b0-b353-52dfb32ff6f0, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/3a1d31cb-af82-41b0-b353-52dfb32ff6f0), accessed 5 Oct 2026.