Methane plume detected in Iran
On 16 Jun 2023, the Sentinel-2 - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 17,953 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 431 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 16 Jun 2023 · 07:16 UTC
- Satellite
- Sentinel-2 - ESA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SE · 6.5 m/s
- Coordinates
- 30.36169, 49.88034
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
510620b6-9aea-49a7-bbeb-f7732ad86b6e
Likely operator
National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible
NISOC, a NIOC subsidiary, operates the Khuzestan onshore fields (Ahvaz, Marun, Aghajari, Gachsaran).
Emitting site
IRN_S_018 · Flare
9 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 510620b6-9aea-49a7-bbeb-f7732ad86b6e, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/510620b6-9aea-49a7-bbeb-f7732ad86b6e), accessed 5 Oct 2026.