Methane Leaks
Oil & gas · Frequent

Methane emitter VEN_S_116

Production Offshore in Venezuela. Satellites have detected 4 methane plumes here since 15 Jun 2025, most recently on 21 Aug 2026.

4
Plumes
2
Plumes, last 12 months
2,890 kg/h
Largest detected rate
754 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
Production Offshore
UNEP notified
Yes
Operator responded to UNEP
No
First seen
15 Jun 2025
Last seen
21 Aug 2026
Coordinates
10.06591, -71.42712 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

21 Aug 2026: 1,076 kg/h16 Mar 2026: 2,890 kg/h4 Aug 2025: 181 kg/h15 Jun 2025: 433 kg/h 15 Jun 2025 21 Aug 2026 2,890 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
21 Aug 2026Oil & gas 1,076 kg/h PDVSA Plausible View
16 Mar 2026Oil & gas 2,890 kg/h PDVSA Plausible View
4 Aug 2025Oil & gas 181 kg/h PDVSA Plausible View
15 Jun 2025Oil & gas 433 kg/h PDVSA Plausible View

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