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Oil & gas · 17 Nov 2025

Methane plume detected in Jordan

On 17 Nov 2025, the Sentinel-2 - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 3,831 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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3,831 kg/h
± 1,126 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 91.9 tonnes of methane.

Detected
17 Nov 2025 · 08:11 UTC
Satellite
Sentinel-2 - ESA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NW · 1.9 m/s
Coordinates
32.59691, 39.04476
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UNEP plume ID
2cf365ec-f041-484a-94c4-deb8bdaa4690

Likely operator

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Emitting site

JOR_S_001 · O&G facility (generic)
15 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 2cf365ec-f041-484a-94c4-deb8bdaa4690, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/2cf365ec-f041-484a-94c4-deb8bdaa4690), accessed 6 Oct 2026.