Methane plume detected in Kuwait
On 29 Apr 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,537 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 36.9 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 29 Apr 2023 · 06:44 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the N · 3.4 m/s
- Coordinates
- 29.0468, 47.53908
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
740bf6e0-a929-4dba-9376-19b17e715df8
Likely operator
Kuwait Oil Company Plausible
Kuwait Oil Company (KPC subsidiary) operates all onshore upstream.
Emitting site
KWT_S_012 · Pit
1 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 740bf6e0-a929-4dba-9376-19b17e715df8, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/740bf6e0-a929-4dba-9376-19b17e715df8), accessed 6 Oct 2026.