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Oil & gas · 7 Apr 2023

Methane plume detected in India

On 7 Apr 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,300 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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1,300 kg/h
± 544 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 31.2 tonnes of methane.

Detected
7 Apr 2023 · 05:03 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the W · 6.4 m/s
Coordinates
25.90696, 71.56882
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UNEP plume ID
bb3e953d-8d2b-4973-9da9-2ac430a96fdf

Likely operator

ONGC Plausible

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

Emitting site

IND_S_047 · O&G source (generic)
10 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume bb3e953d-8d2b-4973-9da9-2ac430a96fdf, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/bb3e953d-8d2b-4973-9da9-2ac430a96fdf), accessed 5 Oct 2026.