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Oil & gas · 14 Feb 2024

Methane plume detected in Uzbekistan

On 14 Feb 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 5,204 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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5,204 kg/h
± 2,650 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 125 tonnes of methane.

Detected
14 Feb 2024 · 09:21 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NE · 6.2 m/s
Coordinates
38.51294, 65.92398
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UNEP plume ID
f3ca328e-983f-4a3d-b873-aa4b3091da60

Likely operator

Uzbekneftegaz Plausible

State company Uzbekneftegaz operates most fields and the gas network.

Emitting site

UZB_S_026 · Gas disposal facility
1 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume f3ca328e-983f-4a3d-b873-aa4b3091da60, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/f3ca328e-983f-4a3d-b873-aa4b3091da60), accessed 5 Oct 2026.