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New methane plumes: week of 10 Mar 2025

UNEP published 177 new methane plume detections this week across 26 countries.

177
Plumes
26
Countries
23,306 kg/h
Largest detected rate
102
With a likely operator

Biggest new plumes

Detected CountrySite Emission rate Likely operator
30 Jan 2025Oil & gas TurkmenistanTKM_S_048 23,306 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
9 Nov 2024Oil & gas IranIRN_S_065 21,544 kg/h National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible View
27 Jan 2025Oil & gas TurkmenistanTKM_S_117 20,078 kg/h Turkmengaz Plausible View
4 Feb 2025Oil & gas IranIRN_S_065 20,004 kg/h National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible View
5 Feb 2025Oil & gas IranIRN_S_065 17,744 kg/h National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible View
28 Jan 2025Oil & gas TurkmenistanTKM_S_046 17,173 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
5 Feb 2025Oil & gas IranIRN_S_065 17,148 kg/h National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible View
23 Jan 2023Oil & gas TurkmenistanTKM_S_001 15,395 kg/h Turkmengaz Plausible View
20 Jan 2023Oil & gas TurkmenistanTKM_S_001 13,096 kg/h Turkmengaz Plausible View
30 Jan 2025Oil & gas TurkmenistanTKM_S_027 11,826 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
2 Feb 2025Oil & gas TurkmenistanTKM_S_047 11,737 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
28 Jan 2025Oil & gas TurkmenistanTKM_S_035 11,398 kg/h Turkmennebit Plausible View
25 Jan 2025Waste / landfill United Arab EmiratesARE_S_007 11,099 kg/h Not yet attributed View
16 Oct 2024Oil & gas IranIRN_S_065 10,417 kg/h National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible View
26 Jan 2025Oil & gas IranIRN_S_065 10,339 kg/h National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible View

New plumes by country

Turkmenistan55
Iran18
Syria12
Yemen11
China10
India8
United States8
Nigeria8
Algeria7
Libya6
Pakistan5
Iraq4
Kazakhstan4
Mexico3
United Arab Emirates2

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