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Oil & gas · 7 Oct 2024

Methane plume detected in Uzbekistan

On 7 Oct 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 9,099 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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9,099 kg/h
± 3,192 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 218 tonnes of methane.

Detected
7 Oct 2024 · 05:17 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the W · 4.2 m/s
Coordinates
39.9168, 65.90373
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UNEP plume ID
a3fb1726-f1d2-411c-8608-1765288b1359

Likely operator

Uzbekneftegaz Plausible

State company Uzbekneftegaz operates most fields and the gas network.

Emitting site

UZB_S_009 · Transmission Compressor Station
18 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume a3fb1726-f1d2-411c-8608-1765288b1359, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/a3fb1726-f1d2-411c-8608-1765288b1359), accessed 5 Oct 2026.