Methane Leaks
Oil & gas · 3 Nov 2025

Methane plume detected in Italy

On 3 Nov 2025, the Sentinel-2 - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 30,000 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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30,000 kg/h
± 6,858 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 720 tonnes of methane.

Detected
3 Nov 2025 · 10:22 UTC
Satellite
Sentinel-2 - ESA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the W · 1.1 m/s
Coordinates
45.31574, 9.69408
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UNEP plume ID
b6cb0286-f81e-42a1-b1e1-fcacf3d736bc

Likely operator

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Emitting site

ITA_S_002 · O&G source (generic)
7 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume b6cb0286-f81e-42a1-b1e1-fcacf3d736bc, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/b6cb0286-f81e-42a1-b1e1-fcacf3d736bc), accessed 5 Oct 2026.