Methane plume detected in Kuwait
On 11 Dec 2022, the Sentinel-2 - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,720 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 65.3 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 11 Dec 2022 · 07:32 UTC
- Satellite
- Sentinel-2 - ESA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SE · 3.9 m/s
- Coordinates
- 29.04908, 47.58375
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
b1d31a3c-35e5-417d-8f87-2a5e9569ec7a
Likely operator
Kuwait Oil Company Plausible
Kuwait Oil Company (KPC subsidiary) operates all onshore upstream.
Emitting site
KWT_S_009 · Flare
30 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 b1d31a3c-35e5-417d-8f87-2a5e9569ec7a, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/b1d31a3c-35e5-417d-8f87-2a5e9569ec7a), accessed 6 Oct 2026.