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Oil & gas · 3 Jun 2025

Methane plume detected in Ukraine

On 3 Jun 2025, the Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 22,000 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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22,000 kg/h
± 8,000 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 528 tonnes of methane.

Detected
3 Jun 2025 · 10:07 UTC
Satellite
Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NE · 2.9 m/s
Coordinates
49.5, 36.93
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UNEP plume ID
d52abd08-663f-4afe-ab57-49ac7c7b5e50

Likely operator

Ukrgasvydobuvannya Plausible

Naftogaz subsidiary Ukrgasvydobuvannya is Ukraine's largest gas producer.

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume d52abd08-663f-4afe-ab57-49ac7c7b5e50, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/d52abd08-663f-4afe-ab57-49ac7c7b5e50), accessed 5 Oct 2026.