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Oil & gas · 28 Aug 2022

Methane plume detected in Oman

On 28 Aug 2022, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,510 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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1,510 kg/h
± 768 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 36.2 tonnes of methane.

Detected
28 Aug 2022 · 06:58 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the S · 1.9 m/s
Coordinates
23.34054, 58.45603
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UNEP plume ID
2c7fd45c-43a1-4d98-ae44-158ba700dc2f

Likely operator

Petroleum Development Oman Plausible

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

Emitting site

OMN_S_011 · Landfill
5 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 2c7fd45c-43a1-4d98-ae44-158ba700dc2f, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/2c7fd45c-43a1-4d98-ae44-158ba700dc2f), accessed 5 Oct 2026.