Methane emitter DZA_S_018
Flare in Algeria. Satellites have detected 129 methane plumes here since 4 Jul 2022, most recently on 25 Aug 2026.
129
Plumes
18
Plumes, last 12 months
15,161 kg/h
Largest detected rate
2,491 kg/h
Typical (median) rate
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Who likely operates it
Sonatrach Plausible
Evidence
- State company Sonatrach operates or co-operates nearly all Algerian fields and pipelines.
Response so far
- Source type
- Flare
- UNEP notified
- Yes
- Operator responded to UNEP
- Yes
- First seen
- 4 Jul 2022
- Last seen
- 25 Aug 2026
- Coordinates
- 28.63756, 7.61607 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)
Plume history
| Detected | Emission rate | Likely operator | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2026Oil & gas | 933 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 17 Aug 2026Oil & gas | 1,792 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 17 Aug 2026Oil & gas | 2,743 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 14 Aug 2026Oil & gas | 2,162 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 28 Feb 2026Oil & gas | 989 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 16 Feb 2026Oil & gas | 1,852 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 13 Feb 2026Oil & gas | 740 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 6 Feb 2026Oil & gas | 3,583 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 4 Feb 2026Oil & gas | 2,736 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 14 Jan 2026Oil & gas | 5,329 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 23 Dec 2025Oil & gas | — | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 20 Dec 2025Oil & gas | 1,213 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 13 Dec 2025Oil & gas | 2,376 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 29 Oct 2025Oil & gas | 479 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 28 Oct 2025Oil & gas | 766 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 20 Oct 2025Oil & gas | 384 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 12 Oct 2025Oil & gas | 1,016 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 25 Sep 2025Oil & gas | 238 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 3 Apr 2025Oil & gas | 1,371 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 20 Oct 2024Oil & gas | 4,516 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 12 Oct 2024Oil & gas | 2,815 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 11 Oct 2024Oil & gas | 1,986 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 6 Oct 2024Oil & gas | 1,172 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 5 Oct 2024Oil & gas | 2,231 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 4 Oct 2024Oil & gas | 2,998 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 4 Oct 2024Oil & gas | 2,681 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 29 Sep 2024Oil & gas | 904 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 27 Sep 2024Oil & gas | 903 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 26 Sep 2024Oil & gas | 348 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 26 Sep 2024Oil & gas | 1,434 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 21 Sep 2024Oil & gas | 2,555 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 19 Sep 2024Oil & gas | 928 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 16 Sep 2024Oil & gas | 1,371 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 11 Sep 2024Oil & gas | 395 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 9 Sep 2024Oil & gas | 1,507 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 2 Sep 2024Oil & gas | 832 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 26 Aug 2024Oil & gas | 968 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 25 Aug 2024Oil & gas | 1,006 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 22 Aug 2024Oil & gas | 2,038 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 20 Aug 2024Oil & gas | 4,309 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 10 Aug 2024Oil & gas | 3,345 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 7 Aug 2024Oil & gas | 7,707 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 2 Aug 2024Oil & gas | 628 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 1 Aug 2024Oil & gas | 3,147 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 25 Jul 2024Oil & gas | 1,269 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 17 Jul 2024Oil & gas | 2,180 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 9 Jul 2024Oil & gas | 4,876 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 3 Jul 2024Oil & gas | 542 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 1 Jul 2024Oil & gas | 5,726 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 1 Jul 2024Oil & gas | 1,823 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 21 Jun 2024Oil & gas | 2,879 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 16 Jun 2024Oil & gas | 1,480 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 29 May 2024Oil & gas | 4,507 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 19 May 2024Oil & gas | 4,949 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 14 May 2024Oil & gas | 1,595 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 13 May 2024Oil & gas | 1,065 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 23 Feb 2024Oil & gas | 4,230 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 22 Feb 2024Oil & gas | 2,554 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 19 Feb 2024Oil & gas | 4,713 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 23 Jan 2024Oil & gas | 12,718 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 15 Jan 2024Oil & gas | 1,668 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 7 Jan 2024Oil & gas | 515 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 6 Jan 2024Oil & gas | 6,196 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 5 Jan 2024Oil & gas | 2,183 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 31 Dec 2023Oil & gas | 6,319 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 30 Dec 2023Oil & gas | 3,536 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 29 Dec 2023Oil & gas | 2,508 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 26 Dec 2023Oil & gas | 2,770 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 22 Dec 2023Oil & gas | 2,946 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 21 Dec 2023Oil & gas | 2,490 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 21 Dec 2023Oil & gas | 14,167 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 12 Nov 2023Oil & gas | 6,544 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 11 Nov 2023Oil & gas | 1,693 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 11 Nov 2023Oil & gas | 2,492 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 3 Nov 2023Oil & gas | 2,743 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 18 Oct 2023Oil & gas | 1,675 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 15 Oct 2023Oil & gas | 2,291 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 12 Sep 2023Oil & gas | 4,333 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 8 Sep 2023Oil & gas | 6,783 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 7 Sep 2023Oil & gas | 7,194 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 31 Aug 2023Oil & gas | 5,385 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 26 Aug 2023Oil & gas | 5,352 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 22 Aug 2023Oil & gas | 2,342 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 21 Aug 2023Oil & gas | 2,371 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 18 Aug 2023Oil & gas | 1,232 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 18 Aug 2023Oil & gas | 2,562 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 16 Aug 2023Oil & gas | 1,883 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 15 Aug 2023Oil & gas | 962 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 7 Aug 2023Oil & gas | 1,191 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 7 Aug 2023Oil & gas | 1,665 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 27 Jul 2023Oil & gas | 5,658 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 22 Jul 2023Oil & gas | 3,962 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 22 Jul 2023Oil & gas | 3,723 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 17 Jul 2023Oil & gas | 4,361 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 14 Jul 2023Oil & gas | 8,440 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 14 Jul 2023Oil & gas | 5,555 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 12 Jul 2023Oil & gas | 10,106 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 9 Jul 2023Oil & gas | 3,557 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 7 Jul 2023Oil & gas | 2,059 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
| 6 Jul 2023Oil & gas | 5,716 kg/h | Sonatrach Plausible | View |
Showing the 100 most recent of 129 plumes. The chart above includes all of them.
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