Oil & gas · Sporadic

Methane emitter IRQ_S_083

Pipeline in Iraq. Satellites have detected 13 methane plumes here since 27 Jul 2024, most recently on 21 Apr 2026.

Plumes

Plumes, last 12 months

2,540 kg/h

Largest detected rate

855 kg/h

Typical (median) rate

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Who likely operates it

North Oil Company Plausible

Evidence

State-owned North Oil Company operates the Kirkuk-area fields.

Other candidates

Iraqi Ministry of Oil Weak (context only)

What do confidence levels mean?

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Response so far

Source type: Pipeline
UNEP notified: Yes
Operator responded to UNEP: Yes
First seen: 27 Jul 2024
Last seen: 21 Apr 2026
Coordinates: 34.99329, 43.5058 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

Emission rate of each detected plume over time

Detected	Emission rate	Likely operator
21 Apr 2026Oil & gas	2,540 kg/h	North Oil Company Plausible	View
17 Apr 2026Oil & gas	2,465 kg/h	North Oil Company Plausible	View
10 Apr 2026Oil & gas	1,257 kg/h	North Oil Company Plausible	View
30 Mar 2026Oil & gas	2,170 kg/h	North Oil Company Plausible	View
22 Jun 2025Oil & gas	838 kg/h	North Oil Company Plausible	View
18 Jun 2025Oil & gas	755 kg/h	North Oil Company Plausible	View
1 Jun 2025Oil & gas	854 kg/h	North Oil Company Plausible	View
4 Apr 2025Oil & gas	125 kg/h	North Oil Company Plausible	View
31 Mar 2025Oil & gas	1,674 kg/h	North Oil Company Plausible	View
10 Jan 2025Oil & gas	626 kg/h	North Oil Company Plausible	View
18 Oct 2024Oil & gas	855 kg/h	North Oil Company Plausible	View
17 Aug 2024Oil & gas	440 kg/h	North Oil Company Plausible	View
27 Jul 2024Oil & gas	883 kg/h	North Oil Company Plausible	View

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