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Oil & gas · 13 Nov 2024

Methane plume detected in Argentina

On 13 Nov 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 839 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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839 kg/h
± 456 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 20.1 tonnes of methane.

Detected
13 Nov 2024 · 17:03 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the E · 9.9 m/s
Coordinates
-45.79032, -68.07024
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UNEP plume ID
9acc33e1-731e-4a9d-b1ec-dd320414b3ca

Likely operator

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Emitting site

ARG_S_007 · Gathering and boosting facilities
4 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 9acc33e1-731e-4a9d-b1ec-dd320414b3ca, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/9acc33e1-731e-4a9d-b1ec-dd320414b3ca), accessed 4 Oct 2026.