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Oil & gas · 31 Aug 2023

Methane plume detected in Malaysia

On 31 Aug 2023, the Sentinel-2 - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 12,853 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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12,853 kg/h
± 5,432 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 308 tonnes of methane.

Detected
31 Aug 2023 · 03:25 UTC
Satellite
Sentinel-2 - ESA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the E · 7.3 m/s
Coordinates
7.5925, 102.98746
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UNEP plume ID
d7441c96-cafe-4032-9274-fc3d245b56cc

Likely operator

Petronas Plausible

Petronas operates or licenses all Malaysian production.

Emitting site

MYS_S_001 · Production Offshore
40 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume d7441c96-cafe-4032-9274-fc3d245b56cc, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/d7441c96-cafe-4032-9274-fc3d245b56cc), accessed 5 Oct 2026.