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Oil & gas · 11 Jun 2024

Methane plume detected in Azerbaijan

On 11 Jun 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,787 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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2,787 kg/h
± 236 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 66.9 tonnes of methane.

Detected
11 Jun 2024 · 05:06 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Coordinates
40.24085, 49.58225
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UNEP plume ID
ce514da8-5bfd-4e67-9c9b-b3e5d9fca3a4

Likely operator

SOCAR Plausible

State company SOCAR operates the onshore fields; BP operates the main offshore projects.

Emitting site

AZE_S_003 · O&G source (generic)
5 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume ce514da8-5bfd-4e67-9c9b-b3e5d9fca3a4, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/ce514da8-5bfd-4e67-9c9b-b3e5d9fca3a4), accessed 4 Oct 2026.