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Oil & gas · 11 Jun 2025

Methane plume detected in Turkmenistan

On 11 Jun 2025, the PRISMA - ASI satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,741 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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2,741 kg/h
± 989 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 65.8 tonnes of methane.

Detected
11 Jun 2025 · 07:18 UTC
Satellite
PRISMA - ASI
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SE · 3.2 m/s
Coordinates
38.41267, 54.05218
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UNEP plume ID
3f709571-2e54-4387-b8da-2233b333022f

Likely operator

Turkmennebit Plausible

State concern Türkmennebit operates the Balkan-province oil fields (Goturdepe, Barsa-gelmez, Nebitdag, Körpeje, Gamyşlyja, Çeleken).

Emitting site

TKM_S_375 · Transmission Pipelines
8 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 3f709571-2e54-4387-b8da-2233b333022f, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/3f709571-2e54-4387-b8da-2233b333022f), accessed 5 Oct 2026.