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Oil & gas · 11 Jun 2022

Methane plume detected in Argentina

On 11 Jun 2022, the Sentinel-2 - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 14,349 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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14,349 kg/h
± 5,717 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 344 tonnes of methane.

Detected
11 Jun 2022 · 14:17 UTC
Satellite
Sentinel-2 - ESA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the S · 5.2 m/s
Coordinates
-36.36529, -67.07484
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UNEP plume ID
91f3dacd-559f-44e9-ad6a-4d774cdd747a

Likely operator

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Emitting site

ARG_S_002 · Gathering and boosting facilities
7 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 91f3dacd-559f-44e9-ad6a-4d774cdd747a, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/91f3dacd-559f-44e9-ad6a-4d774cdd747a), accessed 4 Oct 2026.