Methane plume detected in Iran
On 30 Nov 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 782 kg/h from an oil & gas site.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 18.8 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 30 Nov 2023 · 08:32 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the NW · 0.8 m/s
- Coordinates
- 28.48244, 53.41403
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
f94bbaab-c081-49bd-84ac-4001fb4c84f5
Likely operator
National Iranian Oil Company Plausible
NIOC and its subsidiaries own and operate Iran's oil and gas upstream.
Emitting site
IRN_S_117 · Transmission Compressor Station
6 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume f94bbaab-c081-49bd-84ac-4001fb4c84f5, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/f94bbaab-c081-49bd-84ac-4001fb4c84f5), accessed 6 Oct 2026.