Methane Leaks
Oil & gas · Not seen recently

Methane emitter AZE_S_012

Production Offshore in Azerbaijan. Satellites have detected 4 methane plumes here since 12 Jul 2024, most recently on 20 Jun 2025.

4
Plumes
0
Plumes, last 12 months
10,349 kg/h
Largest detected rate
4,078 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
12 Jul 2024
Last seen
20 Jun 2025
Coordinates
40.22259, 50.8843 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

20 Jun 2025: 5,277 kg/h1 Jun 2025: 10,349 kg/h8 Aug 2024: 2,879 kg/h12 Jul 2024: 2,192 kg/h 12 Jul 2024 20 Jun 2025 10,349 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
20 Jun 2025Oil & gas 5,277 kg/h SOCAR Plausible View
1 Jun 2025Oil & gas 10,349 kg/h SOCAR Plausible View
8 Aug 2024Oil & gas 2,879 kg/h SOCAR Plausible View
12 Jul 2024Oil & gas 2,192 kg/h SOCAR Plausible View

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