Methane plume detected in Libya
On 30 Jan 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 323 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 7.8 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 30 Jan 2025 · 09:41 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the S · 3.1 m/s
- Coordinates
- 28.83427, 19.77084
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
a80e2eb2-711b-4646-a7cb-ed653f46b1bc
Likely operator
National Oil Corporation Plausible
Libya's National Oil Corporation and its subsidiaries operate the country's fields.
Emitting site
LBY_S_044 · Gas disposal facility
1 plumes detected at this site
Status
UNEP notified the government about this plume.
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume a80e2eb2-711b-4646-a7cb-ed653f46b1bc, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/a80e2eb2-711b-4646-a7cb-ed653f46b1bc), accessed 5 Oct 2026.