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Oil & gas · 10 Sep 2025

Methane plume detected in Turkmenistan

On 10 Sep 2025, the Sentinel-3 - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about — from an oil & gas site.

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Detected
10 Sep 2025 · 06:50 UTC
Satellite
Sentinel-3 - ESA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the W · 6.0 m/s
Coordinates
41.17301, 59.0718
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UNEP plume ID
416b88dd-359c-4095-9c6e-7aa1c4a514cf

Likely operator

Turkmengaz Plausible

State concern Türkmengaz operates the main gas fields (Dowletabat, Galkynyş, Shatlyk) and the transmission system.

Emitting site

TKM_S_419 · Transmission Pipelines
7 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 416b88dd-359c-4095-9c6e-7aa1c4a514cf, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/416b88dd-359c-4095-9c6e-7aa1c4a514cf), accessed 4 Oct 2026.