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Oil & gas · 11 Aug 2022

Methane plume detected in Malaysia

On 11 Aug 2022, the Sentinel-2 - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 16,442 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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16,442 kg/h
± 5,738 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 395 tonnes of methane.

Detected
11 Aug 2022 · 03:25 UTC
Satellite
Sentinel-2 - ESA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NE · 3.1 m/s
Coordinates
7.5925, 102.98746
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UNEP plume ID
3cdc688a-e325-4e97-8e2d-cfcf8856573b

Likely operator

Petronas Plausible

Petronas operates or licenses all Malaysian production.

Emitting site

MYS_S_001 · Production Offshore
40 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 3cdc688a-e325-4e97-8e2d-cfcf8856573b, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/3cdc688a-e325-4e97-8e2d-cfcf8856573b), accessed 5 Oct 2026.