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Oil & gas · 11 Feb 2024

Methane plume detected in Mexico

On 11 Feb 2024, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 72,302 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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72,302 kg/h
± 30,298 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 1,735 tonnes of methane.

Detected
11 Feb 2024 · 17:24 UTC
Satellite
EnMAP - DLR
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NW · 6.6 m/s
Coordinates
19.56611, -92.237
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UNEP plume ID
f04df647-4a2b-4782-a660-0234487ca430

Likely operator

Pemex Plausible

State company Pemex operates most Mexican production, onshore and offshore.

Emitting site

MEX_S_003 · Production Offshore
76 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume f04df647-4a2b-4782-a660-0234487ca430, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/f04df647-4a2b-4782-a660-0234487ca430), accessed 5 Oct 2026.