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Oil & gas · 23 Jan 2024

Methane plume detected in India

On 23 Jan 2024, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 4,005 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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4,005 kg/h
± 899 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 96.1 tonnes of methane.

Detected
23 Jan 2024 · 06:08 UTC
Satellite
EnMAP - DLR
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SW · 1.0 m/s
Coordinates
22.79959, 72.58301
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UNEP plume ID
2d34866b-0868-4e52-bee5-09d0e9250eb2

Likely operator

ONGC Plausible

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

Emitting site

IND_S_015 · Pit
8 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 2d34866b-0868-4e52-bee5-09d0e9250eb2, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/2d34866b-0868-4e52-bee5-09d0e9250eb2), accessed 6 Oct 2026.