Methane Leaks
Oil & gas · Sporadic

Methane emitter DZA_S_103

Gas disposal facility in Algeria. Satellites have detected 3 methane plumes here since 29 Sep 2024, most recently on 8 Mar 2026.

3
Plumes
2
Plumes, last 12 months
5,122 kg/h
Largest detected rate
4,248 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
Gas disposal facility
UNEP notified
Yes
Operator responded to UNEP
No
First seen
29 Sep 2024
Last seen
8 Mar 2026
Coordinates
31.87393, 6.20307 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

8 Mar 2026: 4,248 kg/h30 Dec 2025: 5,122 kg/h29 Sep 2024: 2,583 kg/h 29 Sep 2024 8 Mar 2026 5,122 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
8 Mar 2026Oil & gas 4,248 kg/h Sonatrach Plausible View
30 Dec 2025Oil & gas 5,122 kg/h Sonatrach Plausible View
29 Sep 2024Oil & gas 2,583 kg/h Sonatrach Plausible View

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