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Oil & gas · 1 Aug 2024

Methane plume detected in Ukraine

On 1 Aug 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 993 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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993 kg/h
± 395 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 23.8 tonnes of methane.

Detected
1 Aug 2024 · 11:27 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the E · 4.9 m/s
Coordinates
49.57756, 35.225
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UNEP plume ID
71352fe5-911f-461e-bf24-8e33740eb5b1

Likely operator

Ukrgasvydobuvannya Plausible

Naftogaz subsidiary Ukrgasvydobuvannya is Ukraine's largest gas producer.

Emitting site

UKR_S_026 · O&G source (generic)
3 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 71352fe5-911f-461e-bf24-8e33740eb5b1, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/71352fe5-911f-461e-bf24-8e33740eb5b1), accessed 6 Oct 2026.