Methane plume detected in Yemen
On 23 Sep 2024, the Sentinel-2 - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 8,178 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 196 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 23 Sep 2024 · 07:16 UTC
- Satellite
- Sentinel-2 - ESA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SW · 3.7 m/s
- Coordinates
- 15.56386, 45.79854
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
d5e9d33f-7bc0-4296-a4e7-b3b9fa40a6b4
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
346 plumes detected at this site
Status
UNEP notified the government about this plume.
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume d5e9d33f-7bc0-4296-a4e7-b3b9fa40a6b4, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/d5e9d33f-7bc0-4296-a4e7-b3b9fa40a6b4), accessed 5 Oct 2026.