Methane plume detected in Iran
On 21 Jun 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,372 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 32.9 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 21 Jun 2024 · 08:26 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the E · 1.7 m/s
- Coordinates
- 30.46752, 50.48104
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
62f0f347-bb4b-40f2-a3ec-4ba2a5493896
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_011 · Flare
4 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 62f0f347-bb4b-40f2-a3ec-4ba2a5493896, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/62f0f347-bb4b-40f2-a3ec-4ba2a5493896), accessed 5 Oct 2026.