Methane plume detected in Yemen
On 27 Feb 2024, the Landsat - NASA/USGS satellite saw methane escaping at about 840 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 20.2 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 27 Feb 2024 · 07:13 UTC
- Satellite
- Landsat - NASA/USGS
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the NE · 0.8 m/s
- Coordinates
- 15.58622, 46.0361
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
b36bcaef-e0c5-4680-9557-7c87510f69bd
Likely operator
Safer Exploration and Production Operations Company Plausible
State-run SEPOC operates Block 18 (Marib-Al Jawf) and its processing facilities.
Emitting site
YEM_S_004 · O&G facility (generic)
143 plumes detected at this site
Status
UNEP has not recorded a notification for this plume.
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume b36bcaef-e0c5-4680-9557-7c87510f69bd, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/b36bcaef-e0c5-4680-9557-7c87510f69bd), accessed 5 Oct 2026.