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Oil & gas · 23 Apr 2026

Methane plume detected in India

On 23 Apr 2026, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,025 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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2,025 kg/h
± 811 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 48.6 tonnes of methane.

Detected
23 Apr 2026 · 06:14 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the S · 6.3 m/s
Coordinates
19.3741, 71.36076
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UNEP plume ID
3fc4027d-b4ad-4c4f-8bc1-9edb1343e4dd

Likely operator

ONGC Plausible

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

Emitting site

IND_S_087 · Offshore platform
2 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 3fc4027d-b4ad-4c4f-8bc1-9edb1343e4dd, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/3fc4027d-b4ad-4c4f-8bc1-9edb1343e4dd), accessed 5 Oct 2026.