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Oil & gas · 12 Oct 2024

Methane plume detected in Pakistan

On 12 Oct 2024, the PRISMA - ASI satellite saw methane escaping at about 5,540 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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5,540 kg/h
± 1,280 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 133 tonnes of methane.

Detected
12 Oct 2024 · 06:10 UTC
Satellite
PRISMA - ASI
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NW · 1.1 m/s
Coordinates
27.96851, 69.80955
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UNEP plume ID
973d65aa-6aa8-40d5-9df0-6b5a36da0854

Likely operator

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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 973d65aa-6aa8-40d5-9df0-6b5a36da0854, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/973d65aa-6aa8-40d5-9df0-6b5a36da0854), accessed 6 Oct 2026.