Methane plume detected in Iraq
On 9 Oct 2025, the Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 21,000 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 504 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 9 Oct 2025 · 10:03 UTC
- Satellite
- Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the E · 2.3 m/s
- Coordinates
- 30.23, 47.71
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
790c31d7-21cd-41fe-a182-e6f4a12c06dc
Likely operator
Basra Oil Company Plausible
State-owned Basra Oil Company oversees the southern fields, several run with international contractors.
Status
UNEP has not recorded a notification for this plume.
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 790c31d7-21cd-41fe-a182-e6f4a12c06dc, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/790c31d7-21cd-41fe-a182-e6f4a12c06dc), accessed 5 Oct 2026.