Methane plume detected in Angola
On 21 May 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 12,524 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 301 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 21 May 2025 · 12:06 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the N · 2.8 m/s
- Coordinates
- -7.17056, 12.38732
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
d9baea83-2ba3-4d8c-9483-babde9bc3fb4
Likely operator
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Emitting site
AGO_S_006 · Production Offshore
8 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume d9baea83-2ba3-4d8c-9483-babde9bc3fb4, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/d9baea83-2ba3-4d8c-9483-babde9bc3fb4), accessed 5 Oct 2026.