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Oil & gas · 29 Jul 2024

Methane plume detected in Angola

On 29 Jul 2024, the PRISMA - ASI satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,221 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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1,221 kg/h
± 413 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 29.3 tonnes of methane.

Detected
29 Jul 2024 · 09:41 UTC
Satellite
PRISMA - ASI
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SW · 2.4 m/s
Coordinates
-7.17056, 12.38732
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UNEP plume ID
698fc3d3-5f17-4a95-beeb-851f1f4c84f8

Likely operator

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Emitting site

AGO_S_006 · Production Offshore
8 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 698fc3d3-5f17-4a95-beeb-851f1f4c84f8, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/698fc3d3-5f17-4a95-beeb-851f1f4c84f8), accessed 5 Oct 2026.