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Oil & gas · 21 Jun 2023

Methane plume detected in Kazakhstan

On 21 Jun 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 748 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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748 kg/h
± 146 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 18.0 tonnes of methane.

Detected
21 Jun 2023 · 07:54 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SW · 1.0 m/s
Coordinates
43.55274, 52.39359
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UNEP plume ID
29c2b25e-a4fc-4733-a5be-25df9c5c1c1b

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Emitting site

KAZ_S_007 · O&G facility (generic)
16 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 29c2b25e-a4fc-4733-a5be-25df9c5c1c1b, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/29c2b25e-a4fc-4733-a5be-25df9c5c1c1b), accessed 6 Oct 2026.