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Oil & gas · 1 Feb 2024

Methane plume detected in Pakistan

On 1 Feb 2024, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 6,814 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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6,814 kg/h
± 2,348 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 164 tonnes of methane.

Detected
1 Feb 2024 · 06:39 UTC
Satellite
EnMAP - DLR
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the S · 2.8 m/s
Coordinates
25.79827, 68.69789
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UNEP plume ID
0d6e31f0-5f29-4f2d-a6f5-f850935d1dbb

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Emitting site

PAK_S_003 · Transmission Compressor Station
12 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 0d6e31f0-5f29-4f2d-a6f5-f850935d1dbb, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/0d6e31f0-5f29-4f2d-a6f5-f850935d1dbb), accessed 4 Oct 2026.