Methane plume detected in Iran
On 18 Oct 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 4,295 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 103 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 18 Oct 2023 · 10:13 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SE · 2.4 m/s
- Coordinates
- 30.89897, 49.676
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
0b17f0d5-4bdd-4193-bafe-e44b3dead1c2
Likely operator
National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible
NISOC, a NIOC subsidiary, operates the Khuzestan onshore fields (Ahvaz, Marun, Aghajari, Gachsaran).
Emitting site
IRN_S_021 · Flare
12 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 0b17f0d5-4bdd-4193-bafe-e44b3dead1c2, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/0b17f0d5-4bdd-4193-bafe-e44b3dead1c2), accessed 5 Oct 2026.