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Oil & gas · 3 Oct 2023

Methane plume detected in Uzbekistan

On 3 Oct 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 668 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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668 kg/h
± 67 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 16.0 tonnes of methane.

Detected
3 Oct 2023 · 07:47 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Coordinates
39.9168, 65.90373
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UNEP plume ID
730fe71f-5d4e-48c2-86ce-c3773b55ac31

Likely operator

Uzbekneftegaz Plausible

State company Uzbekneftegaz operates most fields and the gas network.

Emitting site

UZB_S_009 · Transmission Compressor Station
18 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 730fe71f-5d4e-48c2-86ce-c3773b55ac31, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/730fe71f-5d4e-48c2-86ce-c3773b55ac31), accessed 6 Oct 2026.