Methane plume detected in Libya
On 21 Dec 2025, the Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 21,000 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 504 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 21 Dec 2025 · 12:18 UTC
- Satellite
- Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the E · 3.5 m/s
- Coordinates
- 28.21, 9.99
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
4b52522c-0cd4-4736-86fa-6f55c39a572e
Likely operator
National Oil Corporation Plausible
Libya's National Oil Corporation and its subsidiaries operate the country's fields.
Status
UNEP has not recorded a notification for this plume.
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 4b52522c-0cd4-4736-86fa-6f55c39a572e, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/4b52522c-0cd4-4736-86fa-6f55c39a572e), accessed 5 Oct 2026.