Methane Leaks
Oil & gas · Sporadic

Methane emitter AZE_S_011

Production Offshore in Azerbaijan. Satellites have detected 9 methane plumes here since 5 Jul 2024, most recently on 1 Jun 2026.

9
Plumes
3
Plumes, last 12 months
3,490 kg/h
Largest detected rate
2,022 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
Production Offshore
UNEP notified
Yes
Operator responded to UNEP
Yes
First seen
5 Jul 2024
Last seen
1 Jun 2026
Coordinates
40.28334, 50.74312 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

1 Jun 2026: 2,022 kg/h28 May 2026: 947 kg/h26 May 2026: 3,490 kg/h21 Jul 2025: 1,369 kg/h20 Jun 2025: 2,988 kg/h1 Jun 2025: 1,537 kg/h8 Aug 2024: 2,608 kg/h12 Jul 2024: 2,319 kg/h5 Jul 2024: 1,696 kg/h 5 Jul 2024 1 Jun 2026 3,490 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
1 Jun 2026Oil & gas 2,022 kg/h SOCAR Plausible View
28 May 2026Oil & gas 947 kg/h SOCAR Plausible View
26 May 2026Oil & gas 3,490 kg/h SOCAR Plausible View
21 Jul 2025Oil & gas 1,369 kg/h SOCAR Plausible View
20 Jun 2025Oil & gas 2,988 kg/h SOCAR Plausible View
1 Jun 2025Oil & gas 1,537 kg/h SOCAR Plausible View
8 Aug 2024Oil & gas 2,608 kg/h SOCAR Plausible View
12 Jul 2024Oil & gas 2,319 kg/h SOCAR Plausible View
5 Jul 2024Oil & gas 1,696 kg/h SOCAR Plausible View

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