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Oil & gas · 25 Apr 2025

Methane plume detected in Mexico

On 25 Apr 2025, the PRISMA - ASI satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,247 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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1,247 kg/h
± 349 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 29.9 tonnes of methane.

Detected
25 Apr 2025 · 16:56 UTC
Satellite
PRISMA - ASI
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the W · 1.5 m/s
Coordinates
17.90627, -93.15408
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UNEP plume ID
a7c418d8-f9e2-4880-a11b-dd24c3eb72c5

Likely operator

Pemex Plausible

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

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume a7c418d8-f9e2-4880-a11b-dd24c3eb72c5, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/a7c418d8-f9e2-4880-a11b-dd24c3eb72c5), accessed 6 Oct 2026.