Methane Leaks
Oil & gas · Undetermined

Methane emitter DZA_S_377

Gas disposal facility in Algeria. Satellites have detected 4 methane plumes here since 18 Nov 2025, most recently on 25 Aug 2026.

4
Plumes
4
Plumes, last 12 months
998 kg/h
Largest detected rate
698 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
18 Nov 2025
Last seen
25 Aug 2026
Coordinates
27.14948, 8.80555 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

25 Aug 2026: 758 kg/h27 Dec 2025: 448 kg/h20 Dec 2025: 998 kg/h18 Nov 2025: 637 kg/h 18 Nov 2025 25 Aug 2026 998 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
25 Aug 2026Oil & gas 758 kg/h Sonatrach Plausible View
27 Dec 2025Oil & gas 448 kg/h Sonatrach Plausible View
20 Dec 2025Oil & gas 998 kg/h Sonatrach Plausible View
18 Nov 2025Oil & gas 637 kg/h Sonatrach Plausible View

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