Methane plume detected in Jordan
On 20 Jun 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,225 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 29.4 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 20 Jun 2023 · 10:19 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SE · 2.8 m/s
- Coordinates
- 32.21237, 39.08699
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
776e5bb3-1cc6-493c-8054-4d9284e6cf4b
Likely operator
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Emitting site
JOR_S_002 · Transmission Pipelines
2 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 776e5bb3-1cc6-493c-8054-4d9284e6cf4b, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/776e5bb3-1cc6-493c-8054-4d9284e6cf4b), accessed 5 Oct 2026.