Methane plume detected in Venezuela
On 19 Aug 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,648 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 39.6 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 19 Aug 2025 · 17:23 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the W · 3.1 m/s
- Coordinates
- 9.22285, -64.08062
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
982d287b-405e-4a6a-946b-70e45f373831
Likely operator
PDVSA Plausible
State company PDVSA operates or controls the mixed companies running Venezuelan fields.
Emitting site
VEN_S_081 · Pit
1 plumes detected at this site
Status
UNEP notified the government about this plume.
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 982d287b-405e-4a6a-946b-70e45f373831, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/982d287b-405e-4a6a-946b-70e45f373831), accessed 5 Oct 2026.