Methane Leaks
Oil & gas · 22 Apr 2024

Methane plume detected in Argentina

On 22 Apr 2024, the Landsat - NASA/USGS satellite saw methane escaping at about 3,164 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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3,164 kg/h
± 1,213 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 75.9 tonnes of methane.

Detected
22 Apr 2024 · 14:12 UTC
Satellite
Landsat - NASA/USGS
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SW · 4.0 m/s
Coordinates
-45.78197, -68.53732
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UNEP plume ID
d35fd9da-ed3d-48e2-a1ae-bfa706f7bc45

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Emitting site

ARG_S_006 · Flare
20 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume d35fd9da-ed3d-48e2-a1ae-bfa706f7bc45, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/d35fd9da-ed3d-48e2-a1ae-bfa706f7bc45), accessed 4 Oct 2026.