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Oil & gas · 4 Sep 2022

Methane plume detected in Argentina

On 4 Sep 2022, the Sentinel-2 - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,672 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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2,672 kg/h
± 1,013 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 64.1 tonnes of methane.

Detected
4 Sep 2022 · 14:17 UTC
Satellite
Sentinel-2 - ESA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SE · 4.2 m/s
Coordinates
-36.36529, -67.07484
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UNEP plume ID
a14c1fef-f572-4d42-8c9f-c46f8f947beb

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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 a14c1fef-f572-4d42-8c9f-c46f8f947beb, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/a14c1fef-f572-4d42-8c9f-c46f8f947beb), accessed 4 Oct 2026.