Abstract: Abstract:The article treats the problem of paragenetic relationship between mobile and seismic belts and gas-bearing deposits of the world.Such a comprehensive approach has been never used in geological practice, and we are the first apply it to resolve the problem. The result of re-search represents a substantial advance in understanding of the global regularities of spacial distribution of the world hydrocarbon reserves. Mo-bile and seismic belts are the "indicator" structures controlling the major oil and gas bearing provinces of the world. The authors hope that thearticle will be of interest to broad scientific readership.

Key words: the world, oil-gas distribution, paleo-platform, plate boundary