Energy Economy in China Policy Imperatives, Market Dynamics, and Regional Developments

Ch. 1. Energy and the economy. 1.1. Primary energy production and consumption: an overview. 1.2. Oil demand, supply, and future growth. 1.3. Gas demand, supply, and future growth. 1.4. Coal demand, supply, and future growth. 1.5. Hydropower, nuclear power, and renewable energy resources. 1.6. Economic development and energy intensity -- ch. 2. Changing structures of the petroleum industry and energy policies. 2.1. Institutional changes in the petroleum industry. 2.2. Who's who in the petroleum industry. 2.3. China's evolving energy policies: an overview -- ch. 3. Upstream oil and gas sector developments. 3.1. An overview of upstream oil developments. 3.2. Natural gas exploration and production. 3.3. Unconventional gas developments -- ch. 4. China's downstream refining industry: current situation and future prospects. 4.1. Historical developments. 4.2. Refining capacity capability and players. 4.3. Processing configurations. 4.4. Refining throughput and utilization rates. 4.5. Outlook for capacity additions and crude runs -- ch. 5. Oil market dynamics and outlook for demand, supply, and trade. 5.1. China's oil market dynamics. 5.2. Crude and product price reforms. 5.3. Petroleum product demand, supply, and trade: an overview. 5.4. The outlook for oil demand, supply, and trade in China -- ch. 6. Natural gas use, pricing, and future growth. 6.1. Natural gas consumption: historical perspectives and sectoral split. 6.2. Natural gas pricing. 6.3. Outlook for natural gas demand, supply, and imports -- ch. 7. Outlook for China's liquefied natural gas and pipeline gas imports. 7.1. LNG imports and supply contracts. 7.2. Receiving terminals. 7.3. Outlook for future growth of LNG imports. 7.4. Central Asia-China pipeline gas. 7.5. China's gas imports from Myanmar. 7.6. China's gas imports from Russia: will it ever happen? 7.7. Outlook for China's pipeline gas imports: a review of all options -- ch. 8. Energy security in China: regional and global implications. 8.1. China's energy vulnerabilities. 8.2. Elements of China's energy security. 8.3. SPRs: an important element of energy security strategies. 8.4. China's overseas oil and gas investments. 8.5. Regional and global implications -- ch. 9. Regional developments and future growth. 9.1. Division of regions. 9.2. Overview of regional economic development. 9.3. Regional distribution of primary energy production. 9.4. Outlook for regional growth of oil. 9.5. Outlook for natural gas production -- ch. 10. Conclusion. 10.1. Economic growth. 10.2. How fast will China's oil demand grow? 10.3. Oil imports: crude versus products. 10.4. Oil production potential. 10.5. China's overseas oil and gas investments and energy security. 10.6. Oil price reforms and trade regimes. 10.7. Major issues concerning the Chinese natural gas sector and markets. 10.8. Challenges for China's natural gas sector development