The article shows theoretical and conceptual aspects of creation of strategic development mechanism in gas industry, which is the key element of energy industry and plays an important role in Russian economy in the present conditions both because of changing geopolitical situation and possibility of energy exports reorientation as well as special management structure determined by the specific relations between the federal government and natural monopolies. The article presents a brief analysis of the models (algorithms) of energy companies strategic development, proposed by modern scholars, and describes their advantages and disadvantages in terms of a systematic approach. The article also describes some methodological problems, and proposes the author’s version of the management mechanism designed to eliminate the existing differences through focus on the consistency of the proposed gas industry strategic management scheme. The scheme may be useful for working out program documents of the sector strategic development at the regional level.