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New methane plumes: week of 24 Feb 2025

UNEP published 189 new methane plume detections this week across 23 countries.

189
Plumes
23
Countries
46,728 kg/h
Largest detected rate
105
With a likely operator

Biggest new plumes

Detected CountrySite Emission rate Likely operator
6 Nov 2024Oil & gas VenezuelaVEN_S_008 46,728 kg/h PDVSA Plausible View
23 Jan 2025Oil & gas VenezuelaVEN_S_008 28,880 kg/h PDVSA Plausible View
16 Jan 2025Oil & gas IranIRN_S_065 25,972 kg/h National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible View
20 Feb 2024Oil & gas VenezuelaVEN_S_008 24,515 kg/h PDVSA Plausible View
18 Jan 2025Oil & gas TurkmenistanTKM_S_035 20,388 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
23 Jan 2025Oil & gas TurkmenistanTKM_S_035 19,659 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
19 Jan 2025Oil & gas United StatesUSA_S_212 17,713 kg/h Not yet attributed View
23 Jan 2025Oil & gas TurkmenistanTKM_S_046 17,057 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
19 Jan 2025Oil & gas IranIRN_S_065 16,189 kg/h National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible View
23 Jan 2025Oil & gas TurkmenistanTKM_S_047 13,882 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
11 Jan 2025Oil & gas United StatesUSA_S_150 11,788 kg/h Not yet attributed View
20 Jan 2025Oil & gas IranIRN_S_001 11,340 kg/h National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible View
11 Jan 2025Oil & gas TurkmenistanTKM_S_035 11,005 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
17 Jan 2025Oil & gas United StatesUSA_S_150 10,663 kg/h Not yet attributed View
18 Jan 2025Oil & gas SyriaSYR_S_033 10,466 kg/h Not yet attributed View

New plumes by country

Libya31
United States24
Syria19
Azerbaijan16
China12
Kazakhstan11
Turkmenistan10
Algeria10
Iran8
Colombia8
India7
Yemen7
Saudi Arabia6
Venezuela5
Uzbekistan3

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