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Oil & gas · 29 Jun 2022

Methane plume detected in Kazakhstan

On 29 Jun 2022, the Sentinel-2 - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 5,705 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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5,705 kg/h
± 2,443 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 137 tonnes of methane.

Detected
29 Jun 2022 · 07:26 UTC
Satellite
Sentinel-2 - ESA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SW · 7.9 m/s
Coordinates
43.53707, 52.22374
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UNEP plume ID
841ae905-2500-468b-8ce6-27037c9a7f87

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Emitting site

KAZ_S_008 · Gas disposal facility
45 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 841ae905-2500-468b-8ce6-27037c9a7f87, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/841ae905-2500-468b-8ce6-27037c9a7f87), accessed 5 Oct 2026.