Methane plume detected in Bahrain
On 23 May 2024, the Sentinel-2 - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 8,290 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 199 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 23 May 2024 · 07:06 UTC
- Satellite
- Sentinel-2 - ESA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the S · 6.2 m/s
- Coordinates
- 26.04564, 50.57302
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
9ff22b3c-cc0b-4bab-a387-9e59c959bfc9
Likely operator
Bapco Energies Plausible
Draft research (cites P1): No direct infrastructure (A*) evidence was found, but the coordinates fall within the Awali oil field, Bahrain's sole major onshore oil field, which is operated by Bapco Energies (formerly Bahrain Petroleum Company) per both the sector prior and general knowledge of Bahraini oil operations.
Emitting site
BHR_S_003 · Pit
40 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 9ff22b3c-cc0b-4bab-a387-9e59c959bfc9, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/9ff22b3c-cc0b-4bab-a387-9e59c959bfc9), accessed 5 Oct 2026.