• @cfgaussian
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    242 years ago

    It’s actually a very tiny amount of gas compared to what is wasted daily in industry or even at the point of extraction, a lot of gas just gets burned for no other reason than to get rid of unwanted surplus since storage is expensive and halting/restarting gas flows on a regular basis is not feasible.

    At least this makes for good propaganda against the sanctions.

    • CritiGalDesist∞OP
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      102 years ago

      Agreed. I saw a report recently saying that the gas Europe isn’t buying right now is just getting burned from the plant from extraction point.

      • @randcount6
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        62 years ago

        that’s quite sad, and very capitalist. I’d wish that the gas could be diverted to someone who needs it, perhaps only for the cost of shipping (so free + shipping and handling). Although I’m not sure what countries are cold and struggling to afford gas to heat their homes. Most poverty stricken places seem to be in tropical regions.

        • CritiGalDesist∞OP
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          12 years ago

          Although they’re burning extra gasses. The current profit margin they’re making (gazprom) from selling gasses is very high Cause of more demand in the market than supply. So giving free gasses might lower the prices in the market which wouldn’t be in the interest of a capitalist company. And I’m not sure about the infrastructure capabilities either. I agree with your sentiment how a lots of gasses are going wasted every day now. According to BBC Russia is burning off $10m worth of gas every day