Methane plume detected in Libya
On 16 Dec 2024, the Landsat - NASA/USGS satellite saw methane escaping at about 529 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 12.7 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 16 Dec 2024 · 09:07 UTC
- Satellite
- Landsat - NASA/USGS
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the NW · 0.8 m/s
- Coordinates
- 29.27726, 21.37355
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
9a185cf6-8392-40dc-80f2-560e168273fc
Likely operator
Arabian Gulf Oil Company Plausible
AGOCO, a National Oil Corporation subsidiary, operates the eastern Sirte-basin fields (Sarir, Messla, Nafoora).
Emitting site
LBY_S_024 · Flare
25 plumes detected at this site
Status
UNEP notified the government about this plume.
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 9a185cf6-8392-40dc-80f2-560e168273fc, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/9a185cf6-8392-40dc-80f2-560e168273fc), accessed 6 Oct 2026.