Methane plume detected in Iran
On 19 Dec 2024, the Landsat - NASA/USGS satellite saw methane escaping at about 11,423 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 274 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 19 Dec 2024 · 07:09 UTC
- Satellite
- Landsat - NASA/USGS
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the E · 1.1 m/s
- Coordinates
- 31.78028, 51.82642
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
7eec3a2f-027a-4a4f-a229-4e5efa0d07b1
Likely operator
National Iranian Oil Company Plausible
NIOC and its subsidiaries own and operate Iran's oil and gas upstream.
Emitting site
IRN_S_063 · Transmission Compressor Station
3 plumes detected at this site
Status
UNEP notified the government about this plume.
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 7eec3a2f-027a-4a4f-a229-4e5efa0d07b1, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/7eec3a2f-027a-4a4f-a229-4e5efa0d07b1), accessed 5 Oct 2026.