Methane plume detected in Mexico
On 23 Feb 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,413 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 33.9 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 23 Feb 2024 · 17:50 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the E · 2.2 m/s
- Coordinates
- 17.99507, -93.09036
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
9aac9699-475a-4c82-a33b-23ad3ea485ec
Likely operator
Pemex Plausible
State company Pemex operates most Mexican production, onshore and offshore.
Emitting site
MEX_S_081 · Gas Processing Unit
2 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 9aac9699-475a-4c82-a33b-23ad3ea485ec, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/9aac9699-475a-4c82-a33b-23ad3ea485ec), accessed 6 Oct 2026.