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Oil & gas · 11 Jun 2023

Methane plume detected in Uzbekistan

On 11 Jun 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 516 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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516 kg/h
± 99 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 12.4 tonnes of methane.

Detected
11 Jun 2023 · 04:45 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the E · 0.9 m/s
Coordinates
38.67738, 65.96296
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UNEP plume ID
abe370ed-f762-4b5f-91f9-556f57766170

Likely operator

Uzbekneftegaz Plausible

State company Uzbekneftegaz operates most fields and the gas network.

Emitting site

UZB_S_023 · Flare
27 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume abe370ed-f762-4b5f-91f9-556f57766170, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/abe370ed-f762-4b5f-91f9-556f57766170), accessed 5 Oct 2026.