Methane Leaks

Turkmennebit methane leaks

4,411 satellite-detected methane plumes at 276 sites we attribute to Turkmennebit, 1,512 of them in the 12 months to 1 Sep 2026.

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1,512
Plumes, last 12 months
276
Sites
88,000 kg/h
Largest detected rate
31 Aug 2026
Last seen
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Most recent plumes

Detected Site Emission rate Likely operator
31 Aug 2026Oil & gas TKM_S_018 1,581 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
31 Aug 2026Oil & gas TKM_S_355 3,027 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
29 Aug 2026Oil & gas TKM_S_029 1,578 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
29 Aug 2026Oil & gas TKM_S_012 7,701 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
29 Aug 2026Oil & gas TKM_S_478 1,225 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
29 Aug 2026Oil & gas TKM_S_077 2,629 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
29 Aug 2026Oil & gas TKM_S_531 843 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
29 Aug 2026Oil & gas TKM_S_503 4,195 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
28 Aug 2026Oil & gas TKM_S_026 5,740 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
28 Aug 2026Oil & gas TKM_S_367 7,194 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
28 Aug 2026Oil & gas TKM_S_505 5,801 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
28 Aug 2026Oil & gas TKM_S_179 1,577 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View

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Website
turkmennebit.gov.tm
Countries
Turkmenistan
Confidence of these attributions
Plausible × 276

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Sites attributed to Turkmennebit

Site Plumes, last 12 months Largest detected rate Last seen Likely operator
TKM_S_029Pipeline · Frequent 118260 total 19,090 kg/h 29 Aug 2026 Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_047Flare 38245 total 88,000 kg/h 17 Feb 2026 Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_022Gas disposal facility · Persistent 80225 total 41,998 kg/h 28 Aug 2026 Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_045Gas disposal facility 34216 total 35,801 kg/h 2 Jun 2026 Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_019Flare · Frequent 33208 total 21,150 kg/h 3 Aug 2026 Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_035Transmission Pipelines 0170 total 37,361 kg/h 27 Mar 2025 Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_018Flare · Frequent 59167 total 24,529 kg/h 31 Aug 2026 Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_020Gas disposal facility · Persistent 74138 total 8,959 kg/h 26 Aug 2026 Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_046O&G facility (generic) 11131 total 56,129 kg/h 13 Nov 2025 Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_026Flare · Frequent 58129 total 25,976 kg/h 28 Aug 2026 Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_021Gas disposal facility · Frequent 19128 total 43,763 kg/h 28 Aug 2026 Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_012Gas disposal facility · Frequent 45122 total 13,317 kg/h 29 Aug 2026 Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_190O&G facility (generic) 0103 total 10,681 kg/h 9 Dec 2023 Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_203Gas disposal facility · Frequent 47101 total 8,917 kg/h 27 Jul 2026 Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_024Flare 1797 total 41,713 kg/h 23 Jul 2026 Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_438O&G facility (generic) · Persistent 7596 total 14,571 kg/h 28 Aug 2026 Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_083O&G facility (generic) · Frequent 3896 total 18,744 kg/h 26 Aug 2026 Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_017Flare 396 total 33,601 kg/h 4 Apr 2026 Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_025Flare · Persistent 4191 total 12,586 kg/h 23 Aug 2026 Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_355Gas disposal facility · Frequent 4674 total 20,961 kg/h 31 Aug 2026 Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_048Flare 1072 total 23,306 kg/h 21 Nov 2025 Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_367Flare · Persistent 5263 total 24,878 kg/h 28 Aug 2026 Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_493O&G source (generic) · Frequent 4646 total 26,733 kg/h 27 Aug 2026 Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_027Gas disposal facility · Frequent 2045 total 15,831 kg/h 26 Aug 2026 Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_420Transmission Pipelines · Frequent 4245 total 5,533 kg/h 26 Jul 2026 Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_478Gas disposal facility · Frequent 3939 total 8,223 kg/h 29 Aug 2026 Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_031Gas disposal facility 1037 total 20,009 kg/h 26 Aug 2026 Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_501O&G source (generic) · Frequent 3131 total 12,119 kg/h 23 Aug 2026 Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_006Transmission Pipelines 030 total 9,470 kg/h 19 Aug 2024 Turkmennebit Plausible
TKM_S_509Transmission Pipelines · Frequent 2929 total 7,854 kg/h 24 Aug 2026 Turkmennebit Plausible
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