Methane Leaks
Oil & gas · 29 Mar 2023

Methane plume detected in China

On 29 Mar 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 6,300 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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6,300 kg/h
± 2,036 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 151 tonnes of methane.

Detected
29 Mar 2023 · 09:05 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NE · 3.3 m/s
Coordinates
41.31698, 84.05339
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UNEP plume ID
e7648a96-1299-4994-ab53-f390c5124539

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Emitting site

CHN_S_747 · Gas Processing Unit
1 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume e7648a96-1299-4994-ab53-f390c5124539, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/e7648a96-1299-4994-ab53-f390c5124539), accessed 4 Oct 2026.