Methane Leaks
Oil & gas · Sporadic

Methane emitter DZA_S_393

Flare in Algeria. Satellites have detected 7 methane plumes here since 3 Feb 2026, most recently on 29 Apr 2026.

7
Plumes
7
Plumes, last 12 months
3,770 kg/h
Largest detected rate
1,620 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
3 Feb 2026
Last seen
29 Apr 2026
Coordinates
28.19059, 9.80495 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

29 Apr 2026: 410 kg/h16 Apr 2026: 1,449 kg/h14 Apr 2026: 1,620 kg/h25 Mar 2026: 1,784 kg/h10 Mar 2026: 1,917 kg/h18 Feb 2026: 965 kg/h3 Feb 2026: 3,770 kg/h 3 Feb 2026 29 Apr 2026 3,770 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
29 Apr 2026Oil & gas 410 kg/h Sonatrach Plausible View
16 Apr 2026Oil & gas 1,449 kg/h Sonatrach Plausible View
14 Apr 2026Oil & gas 1,620 kg/h Sonatrach Plausible View
25 Mar 2026Oil & gas 1,784 kg/h Sonatrach Plausible View
10 Mar 2026Oil & gas 1,917 kg/h Sonatrach Plausible View
18 Feb 2026Oil & gas 965 kg/h Sonatrach Plausible View
3 Feb 2026Oil & gas 3,770 kg/h Sonatrach Plausible View

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