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Oil & gas · 2 May 2023

Methane plume detected in Pakistan

On 2 May 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 5,851 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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5,851 kg/h
± 1,064 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 140 tonnes of methane.

Detected
2 May 2023 · 04:23 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the E · 1.0 m/s
Coordinates
25.79827, 68.69789
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UNEP plume ID
b6338210-3e8a-4713-9222-475376c63b97

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Emitting site

PAK_S_003 · Transmission Compressor Station
12 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume b6338210-3e8a-4713-9222-475376c63b97, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/b6338210-3e8a-4713-9222-475376c63b97), accessed 4 Oct 2026.