We have evidence from the past that pointing out these leaks does lead to them being fixed. Financially, and environmentally, they are bad. That makes bad PR for the company.

Did you know California does a "Methane survey"?

https://amt.copernicus.org/articles/8/4383/2015/

https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/11/18/2129

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ab7b99/...

https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2020/EGU2020-9923...