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Oil & gas · 28 Mar 2026

Methane plume detected in India

On 28 Mar 2026, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 613 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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613 kg/h
± 351 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 14.7 tonnes of methane.

Detected
28 Mar 2026 · 06:18 UTC
Satellite
EnMAP - DLR
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NE · 6.3 m/s
Coordinates
25.9032, 71.57346
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UNEP plume ID
1d91baee-f20e-4e6b-aa0e-815c86d16260

Likely operator

ONGC Plausible

State company ONGC operates most onshore fields (Gujarat, Assam via Oil India).

Emitting site

IND_S_010 · O&G source (generic)
22 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 1d91baee-f20e-4e6b-aa0e-815c86d16260, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/1d91baee-f20e-4e6b-aa0e-815c86d16260), accessed 4 Oct 2026.