Oil & gas · Sporadic

Methane emitter DZA_S_019

Flare in Algeria. Satellites have detected 34 methane plumes here since 14 Feb 2024, most recently on 21 Jul 2026.

Plumes

Plumes, last 12 months

5,288 kg/h

Largest detected rate

1,662 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.

What do confidence levels mean?

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Response so far

Source type: Flare
UNEP notified: Yes
Operator responded to UNEP: No
First seen: 14 Feb 2024
Last seen: 21 Jul 2026
Coordinates: 28.6187, 7.70831 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

Emission rate of each detected plume over time

Detected	Emission rate	Likely operator
21 Jul 2026Oil & gas	1,082 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
16 Apr 2026Oil & gas	1,246 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
25 Mar 2026Oil & gas	3,258 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
25 Mar 2026Oil & gas	4,766 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
25 Mar 2026Oil & gas	3,339 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
25 Nov 2025Oil & gas	1,090 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
25 Nov 2025Oil & gas	583 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
24 Nov 2025Oil & gas	1,658 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
9 Nov 2025Oil & gas	1,918 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
31 Oct 2025Oil & gas	585 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
31 Oct 2025Oil & gas	699 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
31 Oct 2025Oil & gas	1,665 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
29 Oct 2025Oil & gas	824 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
11 Oct 2025Oil & gas	2,508 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
8 Oct 2025Oil & gas	566 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
8 Oct 2025Oil & gas	1,066 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
7 Oct 2025Oil & gas	2,167 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
1 Oct 2025Oil & gas	5,288 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
30 Sep 2025Oil & gas	1,093 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
29 Sep 2025Oil & gas	471 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
10 Feb 2025Oil & gas	1,845 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
18 Jul 2024Oil & gas	2,312 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
17 Jul 2024Oil & gas	2,154 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
16 Jul 2024Oil & gas	3,084 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
16 Jul 2024Oil & gas	4,617 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
11 Jul 2024Oil & gas	4,824 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
6 Jul 2024Oil & gas	1,986 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
1 Jul 2024Oil & gas	1,808 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
26 Jun 2024Oil & gas	657 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
14 Jun 2024Oil & gas	1,203 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
29 May 2024Oil & gas	868 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
2 May 2024Oil & gas	1,797 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
19 Apr 2024Oil & gas	1,207 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View
14 Feb 2024Oil & gas	1,504 kg/h	Sonatrach Plausible	View

Authorities you can notify

Autorité de Régulation des Hydrocarbures (ARH)

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