Methane Leaks
Oil & gas · 14 Jun 2025

Methane plume detected in Syria

On 14 Jun 2025, the Landsat - NASA/USGS satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,791 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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2,791 kg/h
± 1,099 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 67.0 tonnes of methane.

Detected
14 Jun 2025 · 07:51 UTC
Satellite
Landsat - NASA/USGS
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the E · 4.4 m/s
Coordinates
35.04589, 40.69163
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UNEP plume ID
83d49bdd-d1b5-4499-96ef-c38bae24cf82

Likely operator

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Emitting site

SYR_S_014 · Gas disposal facility
112 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 83d49bdd-d1b5-4499-96ef-c38bae24cf82, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/83d49bdd-d1b5-4499-96ef-c38bae24cf82), accessed 6 Oct 2026.