Methane plume detected in Kuwait
On 5 Jul 2025, the Landsat - NASA/USGS satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,893 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 69.4 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 5 Jul 2025 · 07:22 UTC
- Satellite
- Landsat - NASA/USGS
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SE · 10.1 m/s
- Coordinates
- 29.04908, 47.58375
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
47d4c44d-b783-4ea9-affe-4af543b95250
Likely operator
Kuwait Oil Company Plausible
Kuwait Oil Company (KPC subsidiary) operates all onshore upstream.
Emitting site
KWT_S_009 · Flare
15 plumes detected at this site
Status
UNEP notified the government about this plume.
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 47d4c44d-b783-4ea9-affe-4af543b95250, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/47d4c44d-b783-4ea9-affe-4af543b95250), accessed 5 Oct 2026.