Methane Leaks
Oil & gas · Persistent

Methane emitter VEN_S_124

Production Offshore in Venezuela. Satellites have detected 3 methane plumes here since 16 Mar 2026, most recently on 21 Aug 2026.

3
Plumes
3
Plumes, last 12 months
6,627 kg/h
Largest detected rate
4,306 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
16 Mar 2026
Last seen
21 Aug 2026
Coordinates
10.18654, -71.43966 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

21 Aug 2026: 6,627 kg/h25 Jul 2026: 704 kg/h16 Mar 2026: 4,306 kg/h 16 Mar 2026 21 Aug 2026 6,627 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
21 Aug 2026Oil & gas 6,627 kg/h PDVSA Plausible View
25 Jul 2026Oil & gas 704 kg/h PDVSA Plausible View
16 Mar 2026Oil & gas 4,306 kg/h PDVSA Plausible View

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