Methane plume detected in Iraq
On 23 Feb 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 16,865 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 405 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 23 Feb 2023 · 08:05 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SE · 2.8 m/s
- Coordinates
- 35.13315, 44.84947
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
45f069d8-423b-489d-a0a9-3f6ff562ab01
Likely operator
North Oil Company Plausible
State-owned North Oil Company operates the Kirkuk-area fields.
Emitting site
IRQ_S_063 · O&G facility (generic)
1 plumes detected at this site
Status
UNEP has not recorded a notification for this plume.
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 45f069d8-423b-489d-a0a9-3f6ff562ab01, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/45f069d8-423b-489d-a0a9-3f6ff562ab01), accessed 5 Oct 2026.