Methane plume detected in Yemen
On 18 Dec 2023, the Sentinel-2 - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,259 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 30.2 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 18 Dec 2023 · 07:23 UTC
- Satellite
- Sentinel-2 - ESA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the S · 1.6 m/s
- Coordinates
- 15.56386, 45.79854
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
b6df02e5-ece5-4950-bf92-632fe15e0bd3
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_001 · Flare
285 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 b6df02e5-ece5-4950-bf92-632fe15e0bd3, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/b6df02e5-ece5-4950-bf92-632fe15e0bd3), accessed 5 Oct 2026.