Methane plume detected in Iran
On 31 Aug 2025, the Landsat - NASA/USGS satellite saw methane escaping at about 21,305 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 511 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 31 Aug 2025 · 07:16 UTC
- Satellite
- Landsat - NASA/USGS
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the N · 3.7 m/s
- Coordinates
- 30.44765, 49.83541
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
1ab5d54e-5456-4fef-b553-02fec79ab82c
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_080 · Gas disposal facility
23 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 1ab5d54e-5456-4fef-b553-02fec79ab82c, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/1ab5d54e-5456-4fef-b553-02fec79ab82c), accessed 4 Oct 2026.