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Oil & gas · 10 Apr 2025

Methane plume detected in Yemen

On 10 Apr 2025, the Landsat - NASA/USGS satellite saw methane escaping at about 8,368 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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8,368 kg/h
± 2,907 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 201 tonnes of methane.

Detected
10 Apr 2025 · 07:13 UTC
Satellite
Landsat - NASA/USGS
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NW · 3.0 m/s
Coordinates
15.58622, 46.0361
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UNEP plume ID
6310f878-6be1-4264-b241-2a42e1e2eae0

Likely operator

Safer Exploration and Production Operations Company Plausible

State-run SEPOC operates Block 18 (Marib-Al Jawf) and its processing facilities.

Emitting site

YEM_S_004 · O&G facility (generic)
143 plumes detected at this site

Status

UNEP notified the government about this plume.

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 6310f878-6be1-4264-b241-2a42e1e2eae0, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/6310f878-6be1-4264-b241-2a42e1e2eae0), accessed 5 Oct 2026.