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Oil & gas · 8 Nov 2024

Methane plume detected in India

On 8 Nov 2024, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 564 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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564 kg/h
± 136 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 13.5 tonnes of methane.

Detected
8 Nov 2024 · 06:25 UTC
Satellite
EnMAP - DLR
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the S · 0.9 m/s
Coordinates
23.41534, 72.3578
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UNEP plume ID
7fc1a400-82dd-4572-bb56-f6de2e00559a

Likely operator

ONGC Plausible

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

Emitting site

IND_S_012 · Gathering and boosting facilities
19 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 7fc1a400-82dd-4572-bb56-f6de2e00559a, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/7fc1a400-82dd-4572-bb56-f6de2e00559a), accessed 4 Oct 2026.