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Oil & gas · 8 Sep 2025

Methane plume detected in Kazakhstan

On 8 Sep 2025, the VIIRS - NASA/NOAA satellite saw methane escaping at about — from an oil & gas site.

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Detected
8 Sep 2025 · 08:04 UTC
Satellite
VIIRS - NASA/NOAA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SW · 5.6 m/s
Coordinates
47.39012, 52.25999
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UNEP plume ID
88dc0f2d-210c-45ad-aa2c-2b66d3d0b79a

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Emitting site

KAZ_S_130 · Transmission Pipelines
6 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 88dc0f2d-210c-45ad-aa2c-2b66d3d0b79a, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/88dc0f2d-210c-45ad-aa2c-2b66d3d0b79a), accessed 4 Oct 2026.