Pricing and demand for LNG in China : consistency between LNG and pipeline gas in a fast growing market

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There are numerous LNG terminal projects both planned and proposed in the coastal regions of China where the economy has been rapidly expanding. While the Chinese government has adopted a policy of siting one such project in each coastal province, a simple calculation indicates that, with construction of only about eight LNG-receiving terminals, each with a capacity of about 3 million tons per year, this policy would give China a total of around 24 million tons in terminal capacity. Assuming ...

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Authors: Miyamoto, A; Ishiguro, C

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Reviewed (other)
• Publisher: Oxford Institute for Energy Studies Publisher's website
• Series: OIES paper
• Publication date: 2006-01-01
• Paper number: NG9
• ISBN: 1901795411
• Language: English
• Keywords: pipeline gas; LNG; gas prices; power sector; gas distributor; gas markets; China; OIES; receiving terminal projects; Chinese LNG project