Ef?cient use of natural gas resources has always presented something of a paradox for the GCC countries. Despite sitting on more than a ?fth of the world?s natural gas reserves, the bloc?s members have been unable to maximise domestic gas development. In the absence of a comprehensive regional gas pipeline network, they have come increasingly to rely on imported LNG to satisfy growing domestic demand. One solution is plain. The concept of a regional GCC gas grid should be given another chance, especially in a period of depressed oil prices that have capped regional economic development drivers. 