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Oil & gas · 28 Jun 2023

Methane plume detected in India

On 28 Jun 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,435 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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2,435 kg/h
± 802 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 58.4 tonnes of methane.

Detected
28 Jun 2023 · 05:33 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NE · 3.4 m/s
Coordinates
25.9032, 71.57346
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UNEP plume ID
eff01e3e-f36d-4824-bf9e-5d00b4088668

Likely operator

ONGC Plausible

State company ONGC operates most onshore fields (Gujarat, Assam via Oil India).

Emitting site

IND_S_010 · O&G source (generic)
22 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume eff01e3e-f36d-4824-bf9e-5d00b4088668, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/eff01e3e-f36d-4824-bf9e-5d00b4088668), accessed 4 Oct 2026.