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Oil & gas · 10 Jun 2026

Methane plume detected in Kazakhstan

On 10 Jun 2026, the Sentinel-2 - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 938 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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938 kg/h
± 204 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 22.5 tonnes of methane.

Detected
10 Jun 2026 · 07:16 UTC
Satellite
Sentinel-2 - ESA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the N · 1.0 m/s
Coordinates
43.30744, 52.70108
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UNEP plume ID
3b94f8b1-eb94-4d22-9877-a755842364b1

Likely operator

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Emitting site

KAZ_S_096 · O&G facility (generic)
14 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 3b94f8b1-eb94-4d22-9877-a755842364b1, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/3b94f8b1-eb94-4d22-9877-a755842364b1), accessed 5 Oct 2026.