Methane plume detected in Iran
On 8 Sep 2021, the Landsat - NASA/USGS satellite saw methane escaping at about 8,390 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 201 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 8 Sep 2021 · 06:58 UTC
- Satellite
- Landsat - NASA/USGS
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SW · 1.4 m/s
- Coordinates
- 27.53457, 53.29463
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
f041dd24-4abd-4441-bc76-0ff614c152fd
Likely operator
National Iranian Oil Company Plausible
NIOC and its subsidiaries own and operate Iran's oil and gas upstream.
Emitting site
IRN_S_115 · Flare
3 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume f041dd24-4abd-4441-bc76-0ff614c152fd, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/f041dd24-4abd-4441-bc76-0ff614c152fd), accessed 5 Oct 2026.