Methane plume detected in Iran
On 16 Feb 2026, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 535 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 12.8 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 16 Feb 2026 · 08:51 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the NE · 0.8 m/s
- Coordinates
- 30.24273, 50.75062
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
c65f501a-a7f0-48f3-b8a5-51da7e256f9b
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_131 · Flare
8 plumes detected at this site
Status
UNEP notified the government about this plume.
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume c65f501a-a7f0-48f3-b8a5-51da7e256f9b, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/c65f501a-a7f0-48f3-b8a5-51da7e256f9b), accessed 5 Oct 2026.