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Oil & gas · 3 Jun 2024

Methane plume detected in India

On 3 Jun 2024, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 658 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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658 kg/h
± 254 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 15.8 tonnes of methane.

Detected
3 Jun 2024 · 06:29 UTC
Satellite
EnMAP - DLR
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the E · 2.6 m/s
Coordinates
23.48031, 72.27994
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UNEP plume ID
a968bfce-8729-45f2-b3e7-a21a9f0ebc65

Likely operator

ONGC Plausible

State company ONGC operates most onshore fields (Gujarat, Assam via Oil India).

Emitting site

IND_S_014 · Flare
28 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume a968bfce-8729-45f2-b3e7-a21a9f0ebc65, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/a968bfce-8729-45f2-b3e7-a21a9f0ebc65), accessed 5 Oct 2026.