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Oil & gas · 25 Jun 2024

Methane plume detected in Egypt

On 25 Jun 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,951 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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1,951 kg/h
± 1,002 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 46.8 tonnes of methane.

Detected
25 Jun 2024 · 08:23 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the S · 3.2 m/s
Coordinates
29.61063, 28.6264
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UNEP plume ID
bc8a75db-7835-4756-bc94-027151ab2794

Likely operator

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Emitting site

EGY_S_030 · Gas disposal facility
1 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume bc8a75db-7835-4756-bc94-027151ab2794, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/bc8a75db-7835-4756-bc94-027151ab2794), accessed 5 Oct 2026.