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Oil & gas · 23 Jun 2026

Methane plume detected in Pakistan

On 23 Jun 2026, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,265 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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1,265 kg/h
± 276 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 30.4 tonnes of methane.

Detected
23 Jun 2026 · 05:06 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the W · 1.3 m/s
Coordinates
33.26564, 71.30576
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UNEP plume ID
f26e7fbc-2701-4ed3-a933-5c7221852eff

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Emitting site

PAK_S_026 · Gathering and boosting facilities
1 plumes detected at this site

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume f26e7fbc-2701-4ed3-a933-5c7221852eff, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/f26e7fbc-2701-4ed3-a933-5c7221852eff), accessed 4 Oct 2026.