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Oil & gas · 6 Jun 2025

Methane plume detected in Ukraine

On 6 Jun 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,887 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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1,887 kg/h
± 697 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 45.3 tonnes of methane.

Detected
6 Jun 2025 · 09:09 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NE · 4.7 m/s
Coordinates
49.57756, 35.225
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UNEP plume ID
89264255-e296-484d-be36-127cf6526aab

Likely operator

Ukrgasvydobuvannya Plausible

Naftogaz subsidiary Ukrgasvydobuvannya is Ukraine's largest gas producer.

Emitting site

UKR_S_026 · O&G source (generic)
3 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 89264255-e296-484d-be36-127cf6526aab, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/89264255-e296-484d-be36-127cf6526aab), accessed 6 Oct 2026.