Available experimental data and current semi-empirical models suggest a positive trend for the gas hydrate former solubility in the bulk liquid phase as a function of temperature under hydrate-liquid water equilibrium. Such a trend has been widely reported without theoretical explanation. This work proposes a comprehensive derivation, based on fundamental thermodynamics, of the gas hydrate former solubility dependency on temperature for any binary system under two-phase equilibrium. (C) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.