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Oil & gas · 19 May 2024

Methane plume detected in India

On 19 May 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 7,712 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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7,712 kg/h
± 3,878 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 185 tonnes of methane.

Detected
19 May 2024 · 11:06 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SE · 5.1 m/s
Coordinates
22.79959, 72.58301
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UNEP plume ID
fdf7d926-731e-4b97-a7fc-f7bcb9db97e6

Likely operator

ONGC Plausible

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

Emitting site

IND_S_015 · Pit
4 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume fdf7d926-731e-4b97-a7fc-f7bcb9db97e6, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/fdf7d926-731e-4b97-a7fc-f7bcb9db97e6), accessed 5 Oct 2026.