Methane Leaks

New methane plumes: week of 17 Jun 2024

UNEP published 278 new methane plume detections this week across 28 countries.

278
Plumes
28
Countries
253,820 kg/h
Largest detected rate
128
With a likely operator

Biggest new plumes

Detected CountrySite Emission rate Likely operator
5 May 2024Waste / landfill India— 253,820 kg/h Not yet attributed View
5 May 2024Oil & gas Turkmenistan— 154,370 kg/h Turkmengaz Plausible View
5 May 2024Oil & gas Turkmenistan— 151,110 kg/h Turkmengaz Plausible View
28 Apr 2024Oil & gas Turkmenistan— 148,400 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
23 Apr 2024Waste / landfill Pakistan— 142,950 kg/h Not yet attributed View
24 Apr 2024Waste / landfill Pakistan— 137,620 kg/h Not yet attributed View
30 Apr 2024Oil & gas Turkmenistan— 136,270 kg/h Turkmengaz Plausible View
3 May 2024Oil & gas Turkmenistan— 135,690 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
23 Apr 2024Oil & gas Russia— 128,080 kg/h Not yet attributed View
26 Apr 2024Oil & gas Turkmenistan— 122,340 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
24 Apr 2024Waste / landfill India— 116,910 kg/h Not yet attributed View
22 Apr 2024Oil & gas Turkmenistan— 109,620 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
25 Apr 2024Waste / landfill Pakistan— 107,860 kg/h Not yet attributed View
30 Apr 2024Oil & gas Turkmenistan— 93,720 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
25 Apr 2024Oil & gas Turkmenistan— 90,070 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View

New plumes by country

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