Methane plume detected in Libya
On 24 Feb 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 3,342 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 80.2 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 24 Feb 2024 · 09:14 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the NW · 4.2 m/s
- Coordinates
- 29.71176, 19.71409
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
a9592237-884e-4bcb-b739-b017bebbce66
Likely operator
National Oil Corporation Plausible
Libya's National Oil Corporation and its subsidiaries operate the country's fields.
Emitting site
LBY_S_012 · Gas disposal facility
3 plumes detected at this site
Status
UNEP has not recorded a notification for this plume.
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume a9592237-884e-4bcb-b739-b017bebbce66, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/a9592237-884e-4bcb-b739-b017bebbce66), accessed 5 Oct 2026.