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Oil & gas · 10 Jul 2025

Methane plume detected in Mexico

On 10 Jul 2025, the Sentinel-2 - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 44,817 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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44,817 kg/h
± 18,218 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 1,076 tonnes of methane.

Detected
10 Jul 2025 · 16:28 UTC
Satellite
Sentinel-2 - ESA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NW · 5.8 m/s
Coordinates
19.56611, -92.237
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UNEP plume ID
a618f419-e380-4776-9427-600f667d027e

Likely operator

Pemex Plausible

State company Pemex operates most Mexican production, onshore and offshore.

Emitting site

MEX_S_003 · Production Offshore
126 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume a618f419-e380-4776-9427-600f667d027e, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/a618f419-e380-4776-9427-600f667d027e), accessed 6 Oct 2026.