Methane plume detected in Iraq
On 18 Sep 2022, the Sentinel-2 - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 4,086 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 98.1 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 18 Sep 2022 · 07:46 UTC
- Satellite
- Sentinel-2 - ESA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the W · 2.2 m/s
- Coordinates
- 36.30834, 43.08983
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
296129a3-d93e-425c-b332-7e2e8762de7d
Likely operator
North Oil Company Plausible
State-owned North Oil Company operates the Kirkuk-area fields.
Emitting site
IRQ_S_040 · Flare
14 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 296129a3-d93e-425c-b332-7e2e8762de7d, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/296129a3-d93e-425c-b332-7e2e8762de7d), accessed 5 Oct 2026.