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Oil & gas · 26 May 2026

Methane plume detected in Pakistan

On 26 May 2026, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 516 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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516 kg/h
± 195 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 12.4 tonnes of methane.

Detected
26 May 2026 · 06:46 UTC
Satellite
EnMAP - DLR
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the S · 2.2 m/s
Coordinates
26.1614, 67.62895
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UNEP plume ID
cb91b9b7-ff01-485c-a1c1-ce6fc75ebdb3

Likely operator

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Emitting site

PAK_S_027 · O&G facility (generic)
2 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume cb91b9b7-ff01-485c-a1c1-ce6fc75ebdb3, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/cb91b9b7-ff01-485c-a1c1-ce6fc75ebdb3), accessed 5 Oct 2026.