Methane Leaks

New methane plumes: week of 9 Sep 2024

UNEP published 618 new methane plume detections this week across 32 countries.

618
Plumes
32
Countries
184,790 kg/h
Largest detected rate
398
With a likely operator

Biggest new plumes

Detected CountrySite Emission rate Likely operator
29 Jun 2024Oil & gas Turkmenistan— 184,790 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
9 Jul 2024Coal China— 153,310 kg/h Not yet attributed View
20 Jul 2024Oil & gas Turkmenistan— 151,730 kg/h Turkmengaz Plausible View
22 Jul 2024Oil & gas Turkmenistan— 135,080 kg/h Turkmengaz Plausible View
4 Jul 2024Oil & gas Turkmenistan— 132,760 kg/h Turkmengaz Plausible View
6 Jul 2024Oil & gas Turkmenistan— 132,690 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
11 Jul 2024Oil & gas Turkmenistan— 130,580 kg/h Turkmengaz Plausible View
23 Jul 2024Oil & gas Turkmenistan— 127,710 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
27 Jun 2024Oil & gas Kazakhstan— 126,160 kg/h Not yet attributed View
2 Jul 2024Oil & gas Turkmenistan— 120,610 kg/h Turkmengaz Plausible View
27 Jul 2024Coal United States— 120,030 kg/h AMERICAN CONSOLIDATED NATURAL RESOURCES INC Plausible View
5 Jul 2024Oil & gas Turkmenistan— 100,980 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
13 Jul 2024Coal Russia— 98,590 kg/h Not yet attributed View
21 Jul 2024Oil & gas Turkmenistan— 96,840 kg/h Turkmengaz Plausible View
6 Jul 2024Oil & gas Turkmenistan— 82,910 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View

New plumes by country

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