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Oil & gas · 22 Mar 2026

Methane plume detected in Mexico

On 22 Mar 2026, the Sentinel-2 - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about — from an oil & gas site.

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Detected
22 Mar 2026 · 16:29 UTC
Satellite
Sentinel-2 - ESA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NW · 6.7 m/s
Coordinates
19.56512, -92.18512
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UNEP plume ID
462ff77b-5714-4a2e-8981-5e39bff7e7a3

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 462ff77b-5714-4a2e-8981-5e39bff7e7a3, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/462ff77b-5714-4a2e-8981-5e39bff7e7a3), accessed 6 Oct 2026.