Methane Leaks
Oil & gas · Sporadic

Methane emitter AZE_S_001

O&G source (generic) in Azerbaijan. Satellites have detected 5 methane plumes here since 11 Jun 2024, most recently on 22 Aug 2026.

5
Plumes
3
Plumes, last 12 months
9,560 kg/h
Largest detected rate
7,170 kg/h
Typical (median) rate
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Who likely operates it

SOCAR Plausible

Evidence

  • State company SOCAR operates the onshore fields; BP operates the main offshore projects.

What do confidence levels mean?

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Response so far

Source type
O&G source (generic)
UNEP notified
Yes
Operator responded to UNEP
Yes
First seen
11 Jun 2024
Last seen
22 Aug 2026
Coordinates
40.23756, 49.5959 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

22 Aug 2026: 5,167 kg/h21 Jun 2026: 9,560 kg/h13 Jun 2026: 7,717 kg/h23 Jun 2024: 7,170 kg/h11 Jun 2024: 1,204 kg/h 11 Jun 2024 22 Aug 2026 9,560 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
22 Aug 2026Oil & gas 5,167 kg/h SOCAR Plausible View
21 Jun 2026Oil & gas 9,560 kg/h SOCAR Plausible View
13 Jun 2026Oil & gas 7,717 kg/h SOCAR Plausible View
23 Jun 2024Oil & gas 7,170 kg/h SOCAR Plausible View
11 Jun 2024Oil & gas 1,204 kg/h SOCAR Plausible View

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