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Oil & gas · 16 Jun 2025

Methane plume detected in Venezuela

On 16 Jun 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 0 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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0 kg/h
± 158 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)
Detected
16 Jun 2025 · 18:39 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the W · 3.2 m/s
Coordinates
9.65261, -63.62352
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UNEP plume ID
aaa82d23-c256-4ba2-83d7-68f995936bd8

Likely operator

PDVSA Plausible

State company PDVSA operates or controls the mixed companies running Venezuelan fields.

Emitting site

VEN_S_009 · Flare
7 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume aaa82d23-c256-4ba2-83d7-68f995936bd8, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/aaa82d23-c256-4ba2-83d7-68f995936bd8), accessed 5 Oct 2026.