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Oil & gas · 23 Aug 2026

Methane plume detected in Jordan

On 23 Aug 2026, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,692 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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1,692 kg/h
± 524 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 40.6 tonnes of methane.

Detected
23 Aug 2026 · 07:10 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the S · 2.8 m/s
Coordinates
32.59691, 39.04476
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UNEP plume ID
8b94631b-06a6-4fe8-a97a-d5b2d292b4ce

Likely operator

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Emitting site

JOR_S_001 · O&G facility (generic)
15 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 8b94631b-06a6-4fe8-a97a-d5b2d292b4ce, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/8b94631b-06a6-4fe8-a97a-d5b2d292b4ce), accessed 6 Oct 2026.