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Oil & gas · 25 Jul 2026

Methane plume detected in Kazakhstan

On 25 Jul 2026, the Landsat - NASA/USGS satellite saw methane escaping at about 8,057 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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8,057 kg/h
± 3,421 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 193 tonnes of methane.

Detected
25 Jul 2026 · 07:11 UTC
Satellite
Landsat - NASA/USGS
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NW · 7.2 m/s
Coordinates
43.30296, 52.72293
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UNEP plume ID
ed81cb0f-b555-4fb6-a985-0c8e1e6d1654

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Emitting site

KAZ_S_009 · O&G facility (generic)
54 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume ed81cb0f-b555-4fb6-a985-0c8e1e6d1654, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/ed81cb0f-b555-4fb6-a985-0c8e1e6d1654), accessed 5 Oct 2026.