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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 838 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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838 kg/h
± 149 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 20.1 tonnes of methane.

Detected
28 Jan 2024 · 04:57 UTC
Satellite
EnMAP - DLR
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the S · 0.6 m/s
Coordinates
27.46004, 95.47562
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UNEP plume ID
c5fc1362-4ed7-4b1a-9277-90aa787275de

Likely operator

ONGC Plausible

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

Emitting site

IND_S_071 · Blowdown stack
5 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume c5fc1362-4ed7-4b1a-9277-90aa787275de, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/c5fc1362-4ed7-4b1a-9277-90aa787275de), accessed 5 Oct 2026.