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Oil & gas · 27 Aug 2024

Methane plume detected in Argentina

On 27 Aug 2024, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,289 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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1,289 kg/h
± 536 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 30.9 tonnes of methane.

Detected
27 Aug 2024 · 15:00 UTC
Satellite
EnMAP - DLR
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the E · 4.5 m/s
Coordinates
-45.78197, -68.53732
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UNEP plume ID
7e143b12-9c74-4d20-a127-b8d85b371274

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Emitting site

ARG_S_006 · Flare
20 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 7e143b12-9c74-4d20-a127-b8d85b371274, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/7e143b12-9c74-4d20-a127-b8d85b371274), accessed 6 Oct 2026.