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Oil & gas · 6 Apr 2025

Methane plume detected in Argentina

On 6 Apr 2025, the Sentinel-2 - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 754 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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754 kg/h
± 269 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 18.1 tonnes of methane.

Detected
6 Apr 2025 · 14:17 UTC
Satellite
Sentinel-2 - ESA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the S · 3.0 m/s
Coordinates
-45.78197, -68.53732
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UNEP plume ID
d984836d-e57b-4ea1-b36b-a8ff0314774a

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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 d984836d-e57b-4ea1-b36b-a8ff0314774a, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/d984836d-e57b-4ea1-b36b-a8ff0314774a), accessed 4 Oct 2026.