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Oil & gas · 6 Mar 2024

Methane plume detected in India

On 6 Mar 2024, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 533 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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533 kg/h
± 112 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 12.8 tonnes of methane.

Detected
6 Mar 2024 · 06:21 UTC
Satellite
EnMAP - DLR
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SW · 0.7 m/s
Coordinates
23.55379, 72.26219
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UNEP plume ID
cf1ed08d-2a0c-466e-adc6-c233b366b0a6

Likely operator

ONGC Plausible

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

Emitting site

IND_S_021 · O&G facility (generic)
18 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume cf1ed08d-2a0c-466e-adc6-c233b366b0a6, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/cf1ed08d-2a0c-466e-adc6-c233b366b0a6), accessed 5 Oct 2026.