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Oil & gas · 12 Mar 2024

Methane plume detected in Jordan

On 12 Mar 2024, the Sentinel-2 - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,975 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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2,975 kg/h
± 1,096 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 71.4 tonnes of methane.

Detected
12 Mar 2024 · 08:07 UTC
Satellite
Sentinel-2 - ESA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the N · 3.8 m/s
Coordinates
32.59691, 39.04476
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UNEP plume ID
6c703d56-c9f3-4ec3-aa20-66a96c934ba9

Likely operator

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Emitting site

JOR_S_001 · O&G facility (generic)
1 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 6c703d56-c9f3-4ec3-aa20-66a96c934ba9, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/6c703d56-c9f3-4ec3-aa20-66a96c934ba9), accessed 5 Oct 2026.