Methane plume detected in China
On 23 Feb 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 629 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 15.1 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 23 Feb 2023 · 04:57 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the E · 2.7 m/s
- Coordinates
- 40.79269, 83.68011
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
25b8478a-7b69-4dae-be1e-3de8ac940a18
Likely operator
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Emitting site
CHN_S_235 · Gas Processing Unit
1 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 25b8478a-7b69-4dae-be1e-3de8ac940a18, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/25b8478a-7b69-4dae-be1e-3de8ac940a18), accessed 5 Oct 2026.