Methane plume detected in Libya
On 6 Dec 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 697 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 16.7 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 6 Dec 2023 · 08:25 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the NE · 3.0 m/s
- Coordinates
- 28.28607, 19.92437
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
7141730f-b9a3-44a7-be49-f3e133622f90
Likely operator
National Oil Corporation Plausible
Libya's National Oil Corporation and its subsidiaries operate the country's fields.
Emitting site
LBY_S_059 · Pit
14 plumes detected at this site
Status
UNEP has not recorded a notification for this plume.
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 7141730f-b9a3-44a7-be49-f3e133622f90, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/7141730f-b9a3-44a7-be49-f3e133622f90), accessed 5 Oct 2026.