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Oil & gas · 21 Jun 2026

Methane plume detected in Kazakhstan

On 21 Jun 2026, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 648 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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648 kg/h
± 67 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 15.6 tonnes of methane.

Detected
21 Jun 2026 · 05:03 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Coordinates
42.36694, 69.90903
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UNEP plume ID
6a1325c2-af3c-453d-9159-aa8687284e46

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Emitting site

KAZ_S_167 · Transmission Compressor Station
1 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 6a1325c2-af3c-453d-9159-aa8687284e46, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/6a1325c2-af3c-453d-9159-aa8687284e46), accessed 5 Oct 2026.