Methane plume detected in Libya
On 16 Dec 2024, the Landsat - NASA/USGS satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,876 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 69.0 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 16 Dec 2024 · 09:07 UTC
- Satellite
- Landsat - NASA/USGS
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the NW · 1.9 m/s
- Coordinates
- 28.20884, 19.91417
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
02d34575-d86a-4f23-a3b2-7f06eb409e4d
Likely operator
National Oil Corporation Plausible
Libya's National Oil Corporation and its subsidiaries operate the country's fields.
Emitting site
LBY_S_030 · Flare
14 plumes detected at this site
Status
UNEP notified the government about this plume.
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 02d34575-d86a-4f23-a3b2-7f06eb409e4d, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/02d34575-d86a-4f23-a3b2-7f06eb409e4d), accessed 5 Oct 2026.