Methane Leaks
Oil & gas · Not seen recently

Methane emitter AGO_S_004

Production Offshore in Angola. Satellites have detected 3 methane plumes here since 22 Nov 2022, most recently on 10 Apr 2025.

3
Plumes
2
Plumes, last 12 months
7,613 kg/h
Largest detected rate
4,211 kg/h
Typical (median) rate
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Who likely operates it

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Response so far

Source type
Production Offshore
UNEP notified
Yes
Operator responded to UNEP
Yes
First seen
22 Nov 2022
Last seen
10 Apr 2025
Coordinates
-6.97589, 12.37348 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

10 Apr 2025: 4,211 kg/h24 Mar 2025: 7,613 kg/h22 Nov 2022: 2,153 kg/h 22 Nov 2022 10 Apr 2025 7,613 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
10 Apr 2025Oil & gas 4,211 kg/h Not yet attributed View
24 Mar 2025Oil & gas 7,613 kg/h Not yet attributed View
22 Nov 2022Oil & gas 2,153 kg/h Not yet attributed View

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