Methane plume detected in Kuwait
On 23 Jul 2024, the Sentinel-2 - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 10,717 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 257 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 23 Jul 2024 · 07:26 UTC
- Satellite
- Sentinel-2 - ESA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SE · 6.2 m/s
- Coordinates
- 29.01856, 47.5896
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
b17b3545-0bbd-423e-a0ea-930148d2a80d
Likely operator
Kuwait Oil Company Plausible
Kuwait Oil Company (KPC subsidiary) operates all onshore upstream.
Emitting site
KWT_S_005 · Flare
22 plumes detected at this site
Status
UNEP notified the government about this plume.
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume b17b3545-0bbd-423e-a0ea-930148d2a80d, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/b17b3545-0bbd-423e-a0ea-930148d2a80d), accessed 5 Oct 2026.