Methane plume detected in Kazakhstan
On 18 Mar 2025, the Landsat - NASA/USGS satellite saw methane escaping at about 18,193 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 437 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 18 Mar 2025 · 06:10 UTC
- Satellite
- Landsat - NASA/USGS
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the NW · 2.4 m/s
- Coordinates
- 41.4433, 67.23754
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
d6decae3-4136-4144-8f1b-6d18e2011dec
Likely operator
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Emitting site
KAZ_S_060 · Transmission Pipelines
8 plumes detected at this site
Status
UNEP notified the government about this plume.
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume d6decae3-4136-4144-8f1b-6d18e2011dec, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/d6decae3-4136-4144-8f1b-6d18e2011dec), accessed 5 Oct 2026.