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Unclassified · 14 May 2025

Methane plume detected in Chad

On 14 May 2025, the Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 166,000 kg/h from a site.

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166,000 kg/h
± 90,000 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 3,984 tonnes of methane.

Detected
14 May 2025 · 12:54 UTC
Satellite
Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA
Sector
Unclassified
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NW · 2.0 m/s
Coordinates
14.22, 14.78
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UNEP plume ID
5207ac84-2558-4008-9277-14df8bed32d4

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 5207ac84-2558-4008-9277-14df8bed32d4, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/5207ac84-2558-4008-9277-14df8bed32d4), accessed 5 Oct 2026.