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Oil & gas · 28 May 2025

Methane plume detected in India

On 28 May 2025, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,144 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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2,144 kg/h
± 739 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 51.5 tonnes of methane.

Detected
28 May 2025 · 04:58 UTC
Satellite
EnMAP - DLR
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SW · 2.7 m/s
Coordinates
27.33192, 95.4882
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UNEP plume ID
3ffe50f8-c877-4a0b-91c5-ebfc82d0fddb

Likely operator

ONGC Plausible

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

Emitting site

IND_S_018 · Well head
3 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 3ffe50f8-c877-4a0b-91c5-ebfc82d0fddb, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/3ffe50f8-c877-4a0b-91c5-ebfc82d0fddb), accessed 4 Oct 2026.