Methane plume detected in Venezuela
On 15 Feb 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 14,643 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 351 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 15 Feb 2024 · 19:34 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the S · 4.8 m/s
- Coordinates
- 10.06469, -64.8865
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
3df1cca6-6bfb-425d-bd7a-ee56221e68a8
Likely operator
PDVSA Plausible
State company PDVSA operates or controls the mixed companies running Venezuelan fields.
Emitting site
VEN_S_002 · O&G facility (generic)
5 plumes detected at this site
Status
UNEP notified the government about this plume.
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 3df1cca6-6bfb-425d-bd7a-ee56221e68a8, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/3df1cca6-6bfb-425d-bd7a-ee56221e68a8), accessed 5 Oct 2026.