Oil & gas · Undetermined

Methane emitter VEN_S_017

Tank batteries in Venezuela. Satellites have detected 4 methane plumes here since 23 Jan 2025, most recently on 22 Aug 2026.

Plumes

Plumes, last 12 months

3,673 kg/h

Largest detected rate

2,078 kg/h

Typical (median) rate

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Who likely operates it

PDVSA Plausible

Evidence

State company PDVSA operates or controls the mixed companies running Venezuelan fields.

What do confidence levels mean?

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Response so far

Source type: Tank batteries
UNEP notified: Yes
Operator responded to UNEP: No
First seen: 23 Jan 2025
Last seen: 22 Aug 2026
Coordinates: 8.96385, -64.1723 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

Emission rate of each detected plume over time

Detected	Emission rate	Likely operator
22 Aug 2026Oil & gas	1,148 kg/h	PDVSA Plausible	View
19 Aug 2025Oil & gas	1,417 kg/h	PDVSA Plausible	View
22 May 2025Oil & gas	2,738 kg/h	PDVSA Plausible	View
23 Jan 2025Oil & gas	3,673 kg/h	PDVSA Plausible	View

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