Methane plume detected in Iraq
On 29 Mar 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,155 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 27.7 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 29 Mar 2024 · 10:06 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the W · 1.8 m/s
- Coordinates
- 33.61391, 42.58922
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
d7b2d7a9-7acf-4d52-922b-616673f028f2
Likely operator
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Emitting site
IRQ_S_032 · Transmission Pipelines
25 plumes detected at this site
Status
UNEP notified the government about this plume.
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume d7b2d7a9-7acf-4d52-922b-616673f028f2, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/d7b2d7a9-7acf-4d52-922b-616673f028f2), accessed 6 Oct 2026.