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Oil & gas · 7 Jul 2022

Methane plume detected in Malaysia

On 7 Jul 2022, the Sentinel-2 - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 11,036 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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11,036 kg/h
± 4,050 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 265 tonnes of methane.

Detected
7 Jul 2022 · 03:25 UTC
Satellite
Sentinel-2 - ESA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the E · 3.7 m/s
Coordinates
7.5925, 102.98746
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UNEP plume ID
b9fad287-2542-4ff8-89c3-7b35eb55d9da

Likely operator

Petronas Plausible

Petronas operates or licenses all Malaysian production.

Emitting site

MYS_S_001 · Production Offshore
51 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume b9fad287-2542-4ff8-89c3-7b35eb55d9da, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/b9fad287-2542-4ff8-89c3-7b35eb55d9da), accessed 6 Oct 2026.