Methane Leaks
Oil & gas · Sporadic

Methane emitter CHN_S_863

Offshore platform in China. Satellites have detected 6 methane plumes here since 27 Mar 2026, most recently on 21 Apr 2026.

6
Plumes
6
Plumes, last 12 months
44,379 kg/h
Largest detected rate
13,344 kg/h
Typical (median) rate
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Who likely operates it

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Other candidates

  • PetroChina Weak (context only)

What do confidence levels mean?

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Response so far

Source type
Offshore platform
UNEP notified
Yes
Operator responded to UNEP
No
First seen
27 Mar 2026
Last seen
21 Apr 2026
Coordinates
20.50701, 109.51824 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

21 Apr 2026: 13,321 kg/h21 Apr 2026: 13,344 kg/h13 Apr 2026: 10,206 kg/h11 Apr 2026: 44,379 kg/h27 Mar 2026: 14,226 kg/h 27 Mar 2026 21 Apr 2026 44,379 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
21 Apr 2026Oil & gas 13,321 kg/h Not yet attributed View
21 Apr 2026Oil & gas 13,344 kg/h Not yet attributed View
13 Apr 2026Oil & gas 10,206 kg/h Not yet attributed View
11 Apr 2026Oil & gas 44,379 kg/h Not yet attributed View
6 Apr 2026Oil & gas — Not yet attributed View
27 Mar 2026Oil & gas 14,226 kg/h Not yet attributed View

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