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Oil & gas · 16 Nov 2024

Methane plume detected in Pakistan

On 16 Nov 2024, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 4,943 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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4,943 kg/h
± 1,434 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 119 tonnes of methane.

Detected
16 Nov 2024 · 06:31 UTC
Satellite
EnMAP - DLR
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the S · 1.8 m/s
Coordinates
27.96851, 69.80955
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UNEP plume ID
8ee13544-3db6-4b02-89da-bb16e1991c78

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Emitting site

PAK_S_001 · Gathering and boosting facilities
49 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 8ee13544-3db6-4b02-89da-bb16e1991c78, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/8ee13544-3db6-4b02-89da-bb16e1991c78), accessed 6 Oct 2026.