> to prevent economic devastation

> Just needs enough gas for the next station

You don't prevent economic devastation by feeding a broken system all the resources, you prevent it by fixing the broken system.

Edit: here's an example. I joined new work and their documentation was a complete mess. I could have saved time immediately and stuck to their busted structure, just shoving documents wherever similar documents existed, but instead I overhauled the entire structure and content, saving everyone time in the long run.

Guess which option works better.