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Oil & gas · 21 Apr 2026

Methane plume detected in India

On 21 Apr 2026, the PRISMA - ASI satellite saw methane escaping at about 916 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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916 kg/h
± 413 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 22.0 tonnes of methane.

Detected
21 Apr 2026 · 05:58 UTC
Satellite
PRISMA - ASI
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the E · 4.9 m/s
Coordinates
25.9032, 71.57346
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UNEP plume ID
d1570942-7862-4d31-8a94-8f5fba759789

Likely operator

ONGC Plausible

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

Emitting site

IND_S_010 · O&G source (generic)
22 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume d1570942-7862-4d31-8a94-8f5fba759789, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/d1570942-7862-4d31-8a94-8f5fba759789), accessed 6 Oct 2026.