Science paper combines GHGSat, SRON and Carbon Mapper data to map global oil, gas and coal methane emissions

A Science paper combining data from GHGSat, the SRON Netherlands Institute and Carbon Mapper uses private satellite observations to produce the first global estimates of methane emissions from oil, gas and coal facilities. The highest measured emissions were in Turkmenistan, the U.S., Russia, Mexico and Kazakhstan.

Discovered 2025-12-15T05:48:43.524814-08:00 | 2025-12-15T05:48:43.524814-08:00

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  • Satellite observations now produce the first global facility-level estimates for oil, gas and coal methane emissions; the study flags Turkmenistan, the U.S., Russia, Mexico and Kazakhstan as largest measured sources.
  • This follows the commercial scaling of orbital methane monitoring, including GHGSat’s ongoing constellation expansion (https://hype.aero/?story=2beba36f-47db-4c5f-836f-9c03491b240b).
  • A separate UN finding that almost 90% of satellite-detected methane leaks go unacknowledged highlights a major reporting and mitigation gap for operators and regulators (https://hype.aero/?story=848c129c-0445-47f4-98c7-5a53f076fde2).

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