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Oil & gas · 15 Jun 2026

Methane plume detected in Uzbekistan

On 15 Jun 2026, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 849 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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849 kg/h
± 415 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 20.4 tonnes of methane.

Detected
15 Jun 2026 · 07:01 UTC
Satellite
EnMAP - DLR
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NE · 5.8 m/s
Coordinates
38.48337, 65.97225
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UNEP plume ID
023184fa-c779-4daf-8fda-43d4c5616942

Likely operator

Uzbekneftegaz Plausible

State company Uzbekneftegaz operates most fields and the gas network.

Emitting site

UZB_S_141 · Flare
1 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 023184fa-c779-4daf-8fda-43d4c5616942, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/023184fa-c779-4daf-8fda-43d4c5616942), accessed 5 Oct 2026.