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Oil & gas · 25 Jul 2024

Methane plume detected in Pakistan

On 25 Jul 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,634 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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1,634 kg/h
± 566 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 39.2 tonnes of methane.

Detected
25 Jul 2024 · 09:05 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NE · 3.8 m/s
Coordinates
25.79827, 68.69789
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UNEP plume ID
dfd1b103-4d3b-4eb5-b1fa-27076aac8ca8

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Emitting site

PAK_S_003 · Transmission Compressor Station
12 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume dfd1b103-4d3b-4eb5-b1fa-27076aac8ca8, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/dfd1b103-4d3b-4eb5-b1fa-27076aac8ca8), accessed 4 Oct 2026.