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Oil & gas · 10 Apr 2024

Methane plume detected in Argentina

On 10 Apr 2024, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 947 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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947 kg/h
± 327 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 22.7 tonnes of methane.

Detected
10 Apr 2024 · 14:56 UTC
Satellite
EnMAP - DLR
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NE · 2.4 m/s
Coordinates
-45.78197, -68.53732
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UNEP plume ID
fa240775-6677-4c15-af79-7eab6da3839e

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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 fa240775-6677-4c15-af79-7eab6da3839e, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/fa240775-6677-4c15-af79-7eab6da3839e), accessed 6 Oct 2026.