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Oil & gas · 30 Jul 2024

Methane plume detected in Kazakhstan

On 30 Jul 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 756 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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756 kg/h
± 321 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 18.1 tonnes of methane.

Detected
30 Jul 2024 · 09:52 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the N · 5.4 m/s
Coordinates
43.53707, 52.22374
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UNEP plume ID
818adbdb-6c71-43c0-af19-003a2959bec6

Likely operator

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Emitting site

KAZ_S_008 · Gas disposal facility
51 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 818adbdb-6c71-43c0-af19-003a2959bec6, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/818adbdb-6c71-43c0-af19-003a2959bec6), accessed 6 Oct 2026.