An analysis of the economic situation in the mineral resource complex of the country as a whole and the gas industry in particular is given. The Russian economy is openly exporting raw materials and to a large extent imports goods of the manufacturing industry. In the gas complex of the country, which is a part of the national fuel and energy complex, as Russia ssia enters the globalization processes, both new threats to its stable development and new opportunities for economic growth arise. The country needs to form a unified state policy in the field of mineral development, which should be based on global principles and take into account the peculiarities of the Russian economy. We propose measures of state regulation in the mining industry, capable of stimulating investment activity of the gas industry.