Methane Leaks
Oil & gas · Sporadic

Methane emitter AZE_S_013

Production Offshore in Azerbaijan. Satellites have detected 8 methane plumes here since 12 Jul 2024, most recently on 1 Jun 2026.

8
Plumes
3
Plumes, last 12 months
7,637 kg/h
Largest detected rate
3,191 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
1 Jun 2026
Coordinates
40.21587, 50.89964 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

1 Jun 2026: 1,121 kg/h28 May 2026: 7,064 kg/h26 May 2026: 3,606 kg/h21 Jul 2025: 2,259 kg/h20 Jun 2025: 4,063 kg/h1 Jun 2025: 7,637 kg/h8 Aug 2024: 1,964 kg/h12 Jul 2024: 2,776 kg/h 12 Jul 2024 1 Jun 2026 7,637 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
1 Jun 2026Oil & gas 1,121 kg/h SOCAR Plausible View
28 May 2026Oil & gas 7,064 kg/h SOCAR Plausible View
26 May 2026Oil & gas 3,606 kg/h SOCAR Plausible View
21 Jul 2025Oil & gas 2,259 kg/h SOCAR Plausible View
20 Jun 2025Oil & gas 4,063 kg/h SOCAR Plausible View
1 Jun 2025Oil & gas 7,637 kg/h SOCAR Plausible View
8 Aug 2024Oil & gas 1,964 kg/h SOCAR Plausible View
12 Jul 2024Oil & gas 2,776 kg/h SOCAR Plausible View

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