Methane plume detected in Libya
On 29 Aug 2025, the Landsat - NASA/USGS satellite saw methane escaping at about 880 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 21.1 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 29 Aug 2025 · 09:07 UTC
- Satellite
- Landsat - NASA/USGS
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the NW · 2.9 m/s
- Coordinates
- 28.28607, 19.92437
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
7fab66f2-e4c2-4dd3-bc34-70da816fa3bf
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
24 plumes detected at this site
Status
UNEP notified the government about this plume.
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 7fab66f2-e4c2-4dd3-bc34-70da816fa3bf, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/7fab66f2-e4c2-4dd3-bc34-70da816fa3bf), accessed 5 Oct 2026.