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Oil & gas · 29 Jul 2023

Methane plume detected in Pakistan

On 29 Jul 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,205 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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1,205 kg/h
± 525 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 28.9 tonnes of methane.

Detected
29 Jul 2023 · 08:28 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NE · 7.1 m/s
Coordinates
25.89411, 68.62921
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UNEP plume ID
b25936fd-b3c6-47e5-b641-eda75481e092

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Emitting site

PAK_S_009 · Flare
4 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume b25936fd-b3c6-47e5-b641-eda75481e092, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/b25936fd-b3c6-47e5-b641-eda75481e092), accessed 4 Oct 2026.