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Oil & gas · 20 Apr 2023

Methane plume detected in India

On 20 Apr 2023, the PRISMA - ASI satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,672 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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1,672 kg/h
± 608 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 40.1 tonnes of methane.

Detected
20 Apr 2023 · 05:45 UTC
Satellite
PRISMA - ASI
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the E · 3.1 m/s
Coordinates
23.48031, 72.27994
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UNEP plume ID
43cf47c0-1a20-40c4-82ec-94323f6ec9c9

Likely operator

ONGC Plausible

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

Emitting site

IND_S_014 · Flare
28 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 43cf47c0-1a20-40c4-82ec-94323f6ec9c9, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/43cf47c0-1a20-40c4-82ec-94323f6ec9c9), accessed 4 Oct 2026.