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Oil & gas · 26 Jan 2024

Methane plume detected in India

On 26 Jan 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 5,638 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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5,638 kg/h
± 2,832 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 135 tonnes of methane.

Detected
26 Jan 2024 · 08:20 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the W · 2.8 m/s
Coordinates
22.79959, 72.58301
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UNEP plume ID
6d2d8a27-55bf-4689-afc2-8df5b4847406

Likely operator

ONGC Plausible

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

Emitting site

IND_S_015 · Pit
4 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 6d2d8a27-55bf-4689-afc2-8df5b4847406, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/6d2d8a27-55bf-4689-afc2-8df5b4847406), accessed 5 Oct 2026.