Oil & gas · Sporadic

Methane emitter IRN_S_001

Flare in Iran. Satellites have detected 94 methane plumes here since 22 May 2023, most recently on 10 Jul 2025.

Plumes

Plumes, last 12 months

40,426 kg/h

Largest detected rate

7,916 kg/h

Typical (median) rate

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Who likely operates it

National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible

Parent company: National Iranian Oil Company

Evidence

NISOC, a NIOC subsidiary, operates the Khuzestan onshore fields (Ahvaz, Marun, Aghajari, Gachsaran).

Other candidates

National Iranian Oil Company Plausible
National Iranian Gas Company Weak (context only)

What do confidence levels mean?

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Response so far

Source type: Flare
UNEP notified: Yes
Operator responded to UNEP: No
First seen: 22 May 2023
Last seen: 10 Jul 2025
Coordinates: 30.99505, 49.94787 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

Emission rate of each detected plume over time

Detected	Emission rate	Likely operator
10 Jul 2025Oil & gas	11,588 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
7 Jul 2025Oil & gas	14,141 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
2 Jul 2025Oil & gas	26,942 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
30 Jun 2025Oil & gas	8,638 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
29 Jun 2025Oil & gas	20,960 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
28 Jun 2025Oil & gas	9,160 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
26 Jun 2025Oil & gas	6,049 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
25 Jun 2025Oil & gas	13,180 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
21 Jun 2025Oil & gas	13,927 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
20 Jun 2025Oil & gas	20,198 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
20 Jun 2025Oil & gas	21,940 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
15 Jun 2025Oil & gas	7,956 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
13 Jun 2025Oil & gas	9,172 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
12 Jun 2025Oil & gas	16,490 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
12 Jun 2025Oil & gas	10,533 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
10 Jun 2025Oil & gas	22,287 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
5 Jun 2025Oil & gas	18,726 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
4 Jun 2025Oil & gas	8,877 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
31 May 2025Oil & gas	12,397 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
30 May 2025Oil & gas	34,890 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
28 May 2025Oil & gas	19,704 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
27 May 2025Oil & gas	4,879 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
26 May 2025Oil & gas	40,426 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
26 May 2025Oil & gas	9,946 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
23 May 2025Oil & gas	10,204 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
19 May 2025Oil & gas	6,036 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
16 May 2025Oil & gas	16,675 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
25 Mar 2025Oil & gas	9,277 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
24 Mar 2025Oil & gas	6,339 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
17 Mar 2025Oil & gas	5,722 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
12 Mar 2025Oil & gas	14,487 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
10 Feb 2025Oil & gas	7,207 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
28 Jan 2025Oil & gas	10,505 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
26 Jan 2025Oil & gas	7,876 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
20 Jan 2025Oil & gas	11,484 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
4 Jan 2025Oil & gas	11,751 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
3 Jan 2025Oil & gas	12,914 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
27 Dec 2024Oil & gas	6,443 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
26 Dec 2024Oil & gas	9,873 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
19 Dec 2024Oil & gas	6,916 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
11 Dec 2024Oil & gas	8,537 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
10 Dec 2024Oil & gas	5,074 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
2 Dec 2024Oil & gas	3,298 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
2 Dec 2024Oil & gas	5,229 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
16 Nov 2024Oil & gas	6,715 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
12 Nov 2024Oil & gas	4,208 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
28 Oct 2024Oil & gas	8,551 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
22 Oct 2024Oil & gas	7,751 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
8 Oct 2024Oil & gas	2,683 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
7 Oct 2024Oil & gas	5,368 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
21 Sep 2024Oil & gas	3,354 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
18 Sep 2024Oil & gas	8,627 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
14 Sep 2024Oil & gas	8,934 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
13 Sep 2024Oil & gas	9,962 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
13 Sep 2024Oil & gas	8,207 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
8 Sep 2024Oil & gas	5,077 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
5 Sep 2024Oil & gas	7,667 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
3 Sep 2024Oil & gas	6,002 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
28 Aug 2024Oil & gas	7,527 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
25 Aug 2024Oil & gas	5,657 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
24 Aug 2024Oil & gas	6,882 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
19 Aug 2024Oil & gas	3,612 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
4 Aug 2024Oil & gas	5,155 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
30 Jul 2024Oil & gas	10,866 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
25 Jul 2024Oil & gas	18,871 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
25 Jul 2024Oil & gas	6,668 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
15 Jul 2024Oil & gas	8,261 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
12 Jul 2024Oil & gas	7,076 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
11 Jul 2024Oil & gas	6,484 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
5 Jul 2024Oil & gas	4,735 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
3 Jul 2024Oil & gas	12,302 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
25 Jun 2024Oil & gas	4,156 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
21 Jun 2024Oil & gas	8,459 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
17 Jun 2024Oil & gas	8,411 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
7 Jan 2024Oil & gas	3,480 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
9 Dec 2023Oil & gas	5,588 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
8 Dec 2023Oil & gas	7,529 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
8 Dec 2023Oil & gas	8,000 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
29 Nov 2023Oil & gas	5,703 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
22 Oct 2023Oil & gas	3,941 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
24 Sep 2023Oil & gas	3,371 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
5 Aug 2023Oil & gas	4,461 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
29 Jul 2023Oil & gas	5,771 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
26 Jul 2023Oil & gas	3,185 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
26 Jul 2023Oil & gas	2,245 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
25 Jul 2023Oil & gas	3,427 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
22 Jul 2023Oil & gas	2,398 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
16 Jul 2023Oil & gas	7,387 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
11 Jul 2023Oil & gas	10,915 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
1 Jul 2023Oil & gas	6,312 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
10 Jun 2023Oil & gas	16,424 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
8 Jun 2023Oil & gas	11,027 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
22 May 2023Oil & gas	4,399 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View
22 May 2023Oil & gas	6,626 kg/h	National Iranian South Oil Company Plausible	View

Authorities you can notify

Department of Environment

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