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Oil & gas · 17 Jun 2026

Methane plume detected in Jordan

On 17 Jun 2026, the Sentinel-2 - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 981 kg/h from an oil & gas site.

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981 kg/h
± 317 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 23.5 tonnes of methane.

Detected
17 Jun 2026 · 07:56 UTC
Satellite
Sentinel-2 - ESA
Sector
Oil & gas
Wind
Plume drifting towards the NW · 2.4 m/s
Coordinates
32.46423, 38.97683
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UNEP plume ID
dc0591bb-0ef6-4393-b04a-13a0d4290b32

Likely operator

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Emitting site

JOR_S_011 · Transmission Pipelines
5 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume dc0591bb-0ef6-4393-b04a-13a0d4290b32, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/dc0591bb-0ef6-4393-b04a-13a0d4290b32), accessed 5 Oct 2026.