MethaneSAT data is free and open to anyone, anywhere. Knowing exactly how much methane is leaking, from where, and how it changes over time is the key to unlocking fast reductions.
- We measure: Total emissions across major oil and gas basins.
- We track: Frequently enough to show real progress over months and years.
- We identify: With the precision required for accountability.
By making robust independent data transparent to the world, MethaneSAT offers a tool for systemic change directly to companies, investors, buyers, governments, and the public.
Even before it launched, MethaneSAT’s promise of radical transparency was helping to strengthen international emission targets and spurring forward-looking companies to improve emissions reporting and performance.
Highlights from early insights
Global data gathered by MethaneSAT during its year in operation show that:
The future of MethaneSAT
Our team is currently assessing best ways to fill the gap left when the first MethaneSAT instrument lost communications in 2025. Options include aircraft measurements, combining our analytics with other satellite data, and building our own new satellite.
In the meantime, we continue to test and refine the data analytics that make our unique findings possible, releasing new analyses and providing expert insight as we go.
