Methane plume detected in Libya
On 10 Oct 2025, the Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 22,000 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 528 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 10 Oct 2025 · 11:26 UTC
- Satellite
- Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SW · 2.0 m/s
- Coordinates
- 29.1, 20.65
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
334007fe-d498-42ef-8762-f0df7f0d439a
Likely operator
Arabian Gulf Oil Company Plausible
AGOCO, a National Oil Corporation subsidiary, operates the eastern Sirte-basin fields (Sarir, Messla, Nafoora).
Status
UNEP has not recorded a notification for this plume.
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 334007fe-d498-42ef-8762-f0df7f0d439a, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/334007fe-d498-42ef-8762-f0df7f0d439a), accessed 5 Oct 2026.