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Oil & gas · 3 Dec 2025

Methane plume detected in Pakistan

On 3 Dec 2025, the PRISMA - ASI satellite saw methane escaping at about 3,556 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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3,556 kg/h
± 1,108 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 85.3 tonnes of methane.

Detected
3 Dec 2025 · 06:01 UTC
Satellite
PRISMA - ASI
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the W · 2.1 m/s
Coordinates
27.96851, 69.80955
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UNEP plume ID
bf43b674-dff4-45e6-aa85-e32847faf88f

Likely operator

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Emitting site

PAK_S_001 · Gathering and boosting facilities
49 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume bf43b674-dff4-45e6-aa85-e32847faf88f, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/bf43b674-dff4-45e6-aa85-e32847faf88f), accessed 5 Oct 2026.