Methane Leaks
Oil & gas · 28 Oct 2024

Methane plume detected in China

On 28 Oct 2024, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,606 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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1,606 kg/h
± 505 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 38.5 tonnes of methane.

Detected
28 Oct 2024 · 03:18 UTC
Satellite
EnMAP - DLR
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SE · 2.0 m/s
Coordinates
46.75763, 124.94331
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UNEP plume ID
93b2db19-b86b-41af-b012-97efd5632724

Likely operator

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Emitting site

CHN_S_005 · Well head
1 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 93b2db19-b86b-41af-b012-97efd5632724, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/93b2db19-b86b-41af-b012-97efd5632724), accessed 6 Oct 2026.