Methane Leaks
Oil & gas · 20 Nov 2025

Methane plume detected in Syria

On 20 Nov 2025, the Landsat - NASA/USGS satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,334 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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2,334 kg/h
± 191 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 56.0 tonnes of methane.

Detected
20 Nov 2025 · 07:57 UTC
Satellite
Landsat - NASA/USGS
Sector
Oil & gas
Coordinates
35.34785, 40.28168
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UNEP plume ID
06978baf-cdcd-40af-bdbd-3973efe01624

Likely operator

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Emitting site

SYR_S_032 · O&G facility (generic)
103 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 06978baf-cdcd-40af-bdbd-3973efe01624, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/06978baf-cdcd-40af-bdbd-3973efe01624), accessed 5 Oct 2026.