Methane plume detected in Iran
On 26 Jun 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 1,992 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 47.8 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 26 Jun 2025 · 05:57 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the NW · 1.6 m/s
- Coordinates
- 32.48457, 47.54811
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
ed357636-02d9-482e-a10d-6da64ee45075
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_189 · O&G source (generic)
4 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume ed357636-02d9-482e-a10d-6da64ee45075, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/ed357636-02d9-482e-a10d-6da64ee45075), accessed 6 Oct 2026.