No ordinary person would interpret your original comment this way. _aavaa_ was correct: "A leak implies an unintended or unwanted behaviour." If producers are

No ordinary person would interpret your original comment this way. _aavaa_ was correct: "A leak implies an unintended or unwanted behaviour." If producers are intentionally venting off the methane, it isn't leaking, it's being released. > A leak is a way (usually an opening) for fluid to escape a container or fluid-containing system, such as a tank or a ship's hull, through which the contents of the container can escape or outside matter can enter the container. Leaks are usually unintended and therefore undesired. https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leak https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leak