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Oil & gas · 14 Jul 2024

Methane plume detected in Oman

On 14 Jul 2024, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 196 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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196 kg/h
± 158 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 4.7 tonnes of methane.

Detected
14 Jul 2024 · 07:31 UTC
Satellite
EnMAP - DLR
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the N · 3.2 m/s
Coordinates
22.86734, 55.35639
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UNEP plume ID
8df00b38-7b46-4a4a-b9be-49e25e780c6c

Likely operator

Petroleum Development Oman Plausible

PDO operates Block 6, most of Oman's onshore production.

Emitting site

OMN_S_015 · Pit
25 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 8df00b38-7b46-4a4a-b9be-49e25e780c6c, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/8df00b38-7b46-4a4a-b9be-49e25e780c6c), accessed 6 Oct 2026.