In this paper, special attention paid to the leading position of the gas industry in the system of economic and energy security of Russia. The system-forming role of the gas industry for the Russian economy considered the main problems of the gas sector and its development trends identified in order to increase the competitiveness of the domestic fuel and energy complex and develop the gas market. Based on the results of the study, conclusions drawn about the instability of export prices for natural gas and the tendency to increase the volatility of natural gas exports over previous years, with a relatively stable domestic consumption of blue fuel at the level of 2% of Russia's GDP. The volume of natural gas exports to the FSU countries in 2015-2021 tended to decrease with the growth of demand in non-CIS countries, at the same time, the average gas sales price for the FSU countries turned out to be less volatile with the non-stationarity of average gas sales prices from Russia to other countries. Thus, the gas industry for Russia not only of strategic importance, the creation of a single gas market between the Russian Federation and the FSU countries a priority at the present stage in order to increase the protection of the Russian economy from internal and external threats, which will also ensure a stable demand for gas in the participating countries regional natural gas market, followed by an increase in natural gas consumption and a reorientation of Russian gas exports towards more stable and reliable supplies.
In this paper, special attention paid to the leading position of the gas industry in the system of economic and energy security of Russia. The system-forming role of the gas industry for the Russian economy considered the main problems of the gas sector and its development trends identified in order to increase the competitiveness of the domestic fuel and energy complex and develop the gas market. Based on the results of the study, conclusions drawn about the instability of export prices for natural gas and the tendency to increase the volatility of natural gas exports over previous years, with a relatively stable domestic consumption of blue fuel at the level of 2% of Russia's GDP. The volume of natural gas exports to the FSU countries in 2015-2021 tended to decrease with the growth of demand in non-CIS countries, at the same time, the average gas sales price for the FSU countries turned out to be less volatile with the non-stationarity of average gas sales prices from Russia to other countries. Thus, the gas industry for Russia not only of strategic importance, the creation of a single gas market between the Russian Federation and the FSU countries a priority at the present stage in order to increase the protection of the Russian economy from internal and external threats, which will also ensure a stable demand for gas in the participating countries regional natural gas market, followed by an increase in natural gas consumption and a reorientation of Russian gas exports towards more stable and reliable supplies.