Methane Leaks
Oil & gas · Not seen recently

Methane emitter BRA_S_042

Production Offshore in Brazil. Satellites have detected 4 methane plumes here since 7 Aug 2025, most recently on 29 Nov 2025.

4
Plumes
3
Plumes, last 12 months
5,627 kg/h
Largest detected rate
2,011 kg/h
Typical (median) rate
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Response so far

Source type
Production Offshore
UNEP notified
Yes
Operator responded to UNEP
Yes
First seen
7 Aug 2025
Last seen
29 Nov 2025
Coordinates
-25.33032, -42.69309 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

29 Nov 2025: 683 kg/h23 Nov 2025: 5,627 kg/h22 Oct 2025: 2,011 kg/h 22 Oct 2025 29 Nov 2025 5,627 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
29 Nov 2025Oil & gas 683 kg/h Not yet attributed View
23 Nov 2025Oil & gas 5,627 kg/h Not yet attributed View
22 Oct 2025Oil & gas 2,011 kg/h Not yet attributed View
7 Aug 2025Oil & gas — Not yet attributed View

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