Tag: Oil & Gas
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Tracking the Spread of the Oil Slick off Oman: How Satellites Support Maritime Monitoring and Coastal Impact Assessment
A tanker that has been grounded off the coast of Oman’s Dhofar Governorate since June 2026 drew growing international attention in late July and early August, as satellite imagery showed the surrounding oil slick expanding rapidly. On August 1, the Associated Press reported that satellite imagery acquired through July 31 showed an estimated oil sheen…
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From Detecting Methane Plumes to Verifying Mitigation: How Satellites Can Advance the Governance Loop for Oil and Gas Methane Emissions
In July 2026, UN News reported that UNEP’s Methane Alert and Response System had issued more than 5,000 alerts concerning major methane emission events across 33 countries. UNEP separately reported that, as of April 2026, IMEO had documented more than 40 mitigation cases. At the time, approximately 13% of MARS alerts had received a recorded…