Developing China's Natural Gas Market
Subtitle: Policy Framework and Investment Conditions
By: International Energy Agency
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]:
Number of pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9789264190726
Subjects: Force and energy; Power (Mechanics); Power resources
Description: Driven by an increasing recognition of the many advantages of natural gas and by the need to diversify its coal-dominated energy supply, China’s natural gas industry is poised for rapid expansion. This study describes China’s gas market situation and examines the key issues facing its industry and policy makers. Drawing on the experiences and lessons from developed gas markets around the world and taking into account the specific circumstances of the Chinese gas market, it also offers a number of policy suggestions for the Chinese government to consider in its effort to boost the country’s natural gas industry.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Acknowledgements; title: Maps; title: Executive Summary; title: Key Messages; title: Main Conclusions and Policy Recommendations; title: 1. Economic, Energy, and Environmental Context; title: 2. China's Natural Gas Market: Today and Tomorrow; title: 3. Defining a Stragetic and Policy Framework: Lessons form Developed Gas Markets; title: 4. Gas for Power Generation; title: 5. Issues of Local Gas Distribution; title: 6. Natural Gas Pricing and Taxation; title: 7. Issues Surrounding Long-Distance Gas Pipelines; title: 8. Gas Market Development through LNG Imports; title: 9. Financing Gas Infrastructure Projects; title: 10. Policies and Regulations on Foreign Direct Investment in China's Natural Gas Sector; title: 11. Policy-Making, Structure, and Regulation; title: Annex 1. China's Environmental Laws and Regulations Related to Air Pollution; title: Annex 2. Summary of Laws and Regulations Governing Oil and Gas Activities in China; title: Annex 3. Competitiveness of Natural Gas in Shanghai; title: Abbreviations; title: Glossary of Terms; title: List of Tables, Figures, Boxes, and Maps; title: Bibliography