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Oil & gas · 5 Oct 2024

Methane plume detected in Oman

On 5 Oct 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 3,910 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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3,910 kg/h
± 1,961 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 93.8 tonnes of methane.

Detected
5 Oct 2024 · 05:11 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the N · 1.7 m/s
Coordinates
22.4453, 56.70139
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UNEP plume ID
aeecda5e-1ea7-490b-b11f-cb128ab34c01

Likely operator

Petroleum Development Oman Plausible

PDO operates Block 6, most of Oman's onshore production.

Emitting site

OMN_S_003 · Gathering and boosting facilities
1 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume aeecda5e-1ea7-490b-b11f-cb128ab34c01, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/aeecda5e-1ea7-490b-b11f-cb128ab34c01), accessed 5 Oct 2026.