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Oil & gas · 5 Apr 2024

Methane plume detected in Kazakhstan

On 5 Apr 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 24,635 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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24,635 kg/h
± 12,341 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 591 tonnes of methane.

Detected
5 Apr 2024 · 06:13 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the W · 6.1 m/s
Coordinates
43.76421, 79.12265
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UNEP plume ID
6e54773e-d824-489a-aaae-17c17c60b065

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Emitting site

KAZ_S_031 · Transmission Stations
2 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 6e54773e-d824-489a-aaae-17c17c60b065, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/6e54773e-d824-489a-aaae-17c17c60b065), accessed 5 Oct 2026.