Methane plume detected in Yemen
On 16 May 2024, the Landsat - NASA/USGS satellite saw methane escaping at about 666 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 16.0 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 16 May 2024 · 07:18 UTC
- Satellite
- Landsat - NASA/USGS
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the S · 0.7 m/s
- Coordinates
- 15.56386, 45.79854
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
66a4f8d5-99e8-4a8c-a2c8-5a87528d55c0
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_001 · Flare
347 plumes detected at this site
Status
UNEP has not recorded a notification for this plume.
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 66a4f8d5-99e8-4a8c-a2c8-5a87528d55c0, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/66a4f8d5-99e8-4a8c-a2c8-5a87528d55c0), accessed 6 Oct 2026.