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Oil & gas · 16 Apr 2025

Methane plume detected in Pakistan

On 16 Apr 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 8,462 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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8,462 kg/h
± 4,248 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 203 tonnes of methane.

Detected
16 Apr 2025 · 09:11 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NE · 4.6 m/s
Coordinates
25.88904, 68.63438
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UNEP plume ID
e14b6fb3-04aa-41d3-8393-0f7a6e08a8ed

Likely operator

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Emitting site

PAK_S_011 · Gathering and boosting facilities
4 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume e14b6fb3-04aa-41d3-8393-0f7a6e08a8ed, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/e14b6fb3-04aa-41d3-8393-0f7a6e08a8ed), accessed 5 Oct 2026.