Surveying methane point-source super-emissions  across oil and gas basins with MethaneSAT

Guanter, Luis; Roger, Javier; Warren, Jack; Sargent, Maryann; Zhang, Zhan; Roche, Sébastien; Miller, Christopher Chan; Steiner, Michael; Hadfield, Harvey; Omara, Mark; Williams, James; MacKay, Katlyn; Franklin, Jonathan E.; Luo, Bingkun; Wofsy, Steven C.; Hamburg, Steven P.; Gautam, Ritesh

doi:10.5194/acp-26-2941-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-2941-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-2941-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 26, issue 4

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26 Feb 2026

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| 26 Feb 2026

Surveying methane point-source super-emissions across oil and gas basins with MethaneSAT

Luis Guanter, Javier Roger, Jack Warren, Maryann Sargent, Zhan Zhang, Sébastien Roche, Christopher Chan Miller, Michael Steiner, Harvey Hadfield, Mark Omara, James Williams, Katlyn MacKay, Jonathan E. Franklin, Bingkun Luo, Steven C. Wofsy, Steven P. Hamburg, and Ritesh Gautam

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Mar 2026	581	473	39	1,093
Apr 2026	245	233	16	494
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We evaluate the potential of the MethaneSAT satellite mission to detect and quantify methane plumes from high emitting point sources and use the existing MethaneSAT data archive to evaluate super-emissions from the most important oil and gas basins in the world.