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Oil & gas · 12 May 2023

Methane plume detected in Mexico

On 12 May 2023, the Sentinel-2 - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about — from an oil & gas site.

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Detected
12 May 2023 · 16:28 UTC
Satellite
Sentinel-2 - ESA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NW · 6.0 m/s
Coordinates
19.56611, -92.237
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UNEP plume ID
f31477c7-7fc7-49c0-8e1f-125dfd32a148

Likely operator

Pemex Plausible

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

Emitting site

MEX_S_003 · Production Offshore
126 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume f31477c7-7fc7-49c0-8e1f-125dfd32a148, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/f31477c7-7fc7-49c0-8e1f-125dfd32a148), accessed 6 Oct 2026.