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Oil & gas · 28 Jan 2024

Methane plume detected in India

On 28 Jan 2024, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,655 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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1,655 kg/h
± 381 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 39.7 tonnes of methane.

Detected
28 Jan 2024 · 04:57 UTC
Satellite
EnMAP - DLR
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SE · 1.1 m/s
Coordinates
27.32964, 95.48635
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UNEP plume ID
b9a7de73-768a-4032-bdcd-6f34b4fb1d18

Likely operator

ONGC Plausible

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

Emitting site

IND_S_006 · Well head
1 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume b9a7de73-768a-4032-bdcd-6f34b4fb1d18, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/b9a7de73-768a-4032-bdcd-6f34b4fb1d18), accessed 5 Oct 2026.