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Oil & gas · 4 Apr 2025

Methane plume detected in Mozambique

On 4 Apr 2025, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,719 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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1,719 kg/h
± 732 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 41.3 tonnes of methane.

Detected
4 Apr 2025 · 08:26 UTC
Satellite
EnMAP - DLR
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NW · 5.5 m/s
Coordinates
-21.31774, 34.86752
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UNEP plume ID
65348bdc-255e-4462-b955-09932652d6fd

Likely operator

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Emitting site

MOZ_S_004 · O&G source (generic)
2 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 65348bdc-255e-4462-b955-09932652d6fd, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/65348bdc-255e-4462-b955-09932652d6fd), accessed 5 Oct 2026.