Methane plume detected in Iran
On 7 Oct 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,644 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 39.5 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 7 Oct 2023 · 06:07 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the S · 0.5 m/s
- Coordinates
- 28.78137, 51.86809
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
069996ba-5e72-4a3e-9cde-5511a43d6de8
Likely operator
National Iranian Oil Company Plausible
NIOC and its subsidiaries own and operate Iran's oil and gas upstream.
Emitting site
IRN_S_124 · Transmission Pipelines
1 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 069996ba-5e72-4a3e-9cde-5511a43d6de8, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/069996ba-5e72-4a3e-9cde-5511a43d6de8), accessed 5 Oct 2026.