Methane plume detected in Mexico
On 29 Apr 2024, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 990 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 23.8 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 29 Apr 2024 · 17:46 UTC
- Satellite
- EnMAP - DLR
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SE · 1.5 m/s
- Coordinates
- 20.35524, -97.48002
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
ac357f98-1db1-4713-8b63-fcc9152ef573
Likely operator
Pemex Plausible
State company Pemex operates most Mexican production, onshore and offshore.
Emitting site
MEX_S_006 · Well head
1 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume ac357f98-1db1-4713-8b63-fcc9152ef573, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/ac357f98-1db1-4713-8b63-fcc9152ef573), accessed 5 Oct 2026.