Methane plume detected in Iran
On 28 Feb 2025, the Landsat - NASA/USGS satellite saw methane escaping at about 16,326 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 392 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 28 Feb 2025 · 07:15 UTC
- Satellite
- Landsat - NASA/USGS
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the E · 3.6 m/s
- Coordinates
- 30.94539, 49.88145
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
c0e2ddfb-d5d3-4b02-9759-b9080b26e61f
Likely operator
National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible
NISOC, a NIOC subsidiary, operates the Khuzestan onshore fields (Ahvaz, Marun, Aghajari, Gachsaran).
Emitting site
IRN_S_075 · Gas disposal facility
29 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume c0e2ddfb-d5d3-4b02-9759-b9080b26e61f, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/c0e2ddfb-d5d3-4b02-9759-b9080b26e61f), accessed 5 Oct 2026.