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Oil & gas · 29 Mar 2026

Methane plume detected in India

On 29 Mar 2026, the PRISMA - ASI satellite saw methane escaping at about 925 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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925 kg/h
± 484 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 22.2 tonnes of methane.

Detected
29 Mar 2026 · 06:01 UTC
Satellite
PRISMA - ASI
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NE · 7.4 m/s
Coordinates
25.9032, 71.57346
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UNEP plume ID
b08376be-7cef-43ab-bcac-0e2f3c873582

Likely operator

ONGC Plausible

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

Emitting site

IND_S_010 · O&G source (generic)
22 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume b08376be-7cef-43ab-bcac-0e2f3c873582, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/b08376be-7cef-43ab-bcac-0e2f3c873582), accessed 6 Oct 2026.