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