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Oil & gas · 24 Nov 2023

Methane plume detected in Oman

On 24 Nov 2023, the Sentinel-2 - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 3,885 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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3,885 kg/h
± 881 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 93.2 tonnes of methane.

Detected
24 Nov 2023 · 06:51 UTC
Satellite
Sentinel-2 - ESA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the E · 1.1 m/s
Coordinates
22.87362, 55.61498
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UNEP plume ID
1830a7d5-b4a1-4c92-879e-3e0010dc9087

Likely operator

Petroleum Development Oman Plausible

PDO operates Block 6, most of Oman's onshore production.

Emitting site

OMN_S_002 · Flare
7 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 1830a7d5-b4a1-4c92-879e-3e0010dc9087, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/1830a7d5-b4a1-4c92-879e-3e0010dc9087), accessed 5 Oct 2026.