Methane plume detected in Iran
On 23 Mar 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 5,753 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 138 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 23 Mar 2024 · 11:41 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the E · 3.3 m/s
- Coordinates
- 30.27191, 50.81885
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
94d3aef1-b46b-406b-b7ed-42330a306ade
Likely operator
National Iranian Oil Company Plausible
NIOC and its subsidiaries own and operate Iran's oil and gas upstream.
Emitting site
IRN_S_196 · Flare
1 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 94d3aef1-b46b-406b-b7ed-42330a306ade, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/94d3aef1-b46b-406b-b7ed-42330a306ade), accessed 5 Oct 2026.