Methane plume detected in Kazakhstan
On 25 May 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 3,533 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 84.8 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 25 May 2024 · 12:35 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SE · 7.7 m/s
- Coordinates
- 48.23436, 57.35163
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
a6b3a8f2-0c7b-4b54-922a-bda4746027c6
Likely operator
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Emitting site
KAZ_S_002 · Flare
14 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume a6b3a8f2-0c7b-4b54-922a-bda4746027c6, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/a6b3a8f2-0c7b-4b54-922a-bda4746027c6), accessed 5 Oct 2026.