Methane plume detected in Libya
On 28 Jul 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,290 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 31.0 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 28 Jul 2024 · 11:22 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SW · 1.9 m/s
- Coordinates
- 29.71176, 19.71409
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
eb58d1ea-f43f-4553-9cdf-a47c3ba0e5d3
Likely operator
National Oil Corporation Plausible
Libya's National Oil Corporation and its subsidiaries operate the country's fields.
Emitting site
LBY_S_012 · Gas disposal facility
3 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 eb58d1ea-f43f-4553-9cdf-a47c3ba0e5d3, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/eb58d1ea-f43f-4553-9cdf-a47c3ba0e5d3), accessed 5 Oct 2026.