Research Report on Natural Gas Import in China, 2019-2023

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As natural gas is environmentally friendly and easy to transport and use, the demand for natural gas in China is expected to keep rising from 2019 to 2023.

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The growing Chinese economy and stricter environmental protection policies drive the growth of natural gas consumption in China. In 2018, the Chinese government introduced several environmental protection policies to further prevent and control atmospheric pollution and replace coal with natural gas in key areas, which pushed up the natural gas consumption in China. According to CRI’s preliminary estimate, the consumption of natural gas in China exceeded 27 million cubic meters in 2018, registering a YOY increase of more than 10%.

CRI’s market survey shows that in 2018, the consumption of natural gas for power generation, household use and industrial purposes increased significantly while the consumption of natural gas in the chemical industry decreased slightly. The consumption of natural gas grew rapidly in the central and eastern regions which have a developed economy and high population density while grew slowly in the western regions. In 2018, the consumption of natural gas in provinces such as Hebei, Jiangsu and Guangdong all saw an increase of more than 3 billion cubic meters.

According to CRI’s analysis, as restricted by reserves and exploitation conditions, the production volume of natural gas in China has little growth potential. In 2018, the production volume of natural gas in China was about 160.30 billion cubic meters, representing a YOY increase of 8.30%, a growth rate far lower than that of the consumption volume. But it is noteworthy that the production volume of shale gas reached 11 billion cubic meters with a YOY increase of about 20%.

Because of insufficient domestic production, China needs to import a large quantity of natural gas to meet domestic demand. In recent years, China’s reliance on natural gas imports is rising sharply with the rapidly growing import volume of natural gas. In 2018, China surpassed Japan to become the world’s largest natural gas importer. According to CRI’s preliminary estimate, in 2018, the import volume of natural gas in China was about 90.39 million tons, representing a YOY increase of 31.80% and import reliance of more than 40%. The natural gas imports in China include pipeline natural gas and LNG.

As the import of LNG does not require pipeline construction and the shipping costs are low, LNG dominates China’s natural gas imports. According to CRI’s analysis, in 2018, the import volume of LNG in China reached 53.78 million tons, increasing by 41% YOY. The growth was mainly driven by China’s increasing demand for LNG, the use of new LNG terminals and the performance of new LNG contracts.

At the end of 2018, the annual handling capacity of LNG terminals in China reached 66.95 million tons. Phase I of the seven LNG terminals under construction had an annual handing capacity of 16.20 million tons. In addition, LNG terminals under extended construction in Tangshan, Qingdao and Rudong will see a significant increase in handling capacity after they are put into service.

According to CRI’s analysis, the natural gas importers in China have signed many LNG procurement contracts with global natural gas suppliers. For example, in 2018, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) signed LNG import contracts with Cheniere, Qatargas and Exxon Mobil; China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) signed LNG import contract with Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS). In addition, CNOOC’s LNG contract with British Petroleum (BP) will be honored in 2019, which means that CNOOC’s new LNG contract volume will exceed 10 million tons/year.

Meanwhile, China is building long-distance pipelines to facilitate the transportation and allocation of natural gas on the domestic market. At the end of 2018, the total length of China’s long-distance natural gas pipelines was close to 76,000 kilometers. The Erdos-Anping-Zhangzhou Gas Pipeline (Phase I), Inner Mongolia-Shanxi Gas Pipeline (Phase I) and Chuxiong-Panzhihua Natural Gas Pipeline (a branch line of China-Myanmar Pipeline) have been put into service, and parts of the China-Russia East-Route Natural Gas Pipeline and the Qianjiang-Shaoguan Natural Gas Pipeline have been completed. Constant progress is being made in the construction of regional pipeline networks. For example, the construction of six major pipeline networks in the eastern, western and northern parts of Guangdong has been started and is planned to be completed at the end of 2020. With the construction of domestic long-distance natural gas pipelines, the number of natural gas users in China will keep rising, which will stimulate the consumption of natural gas.

As natural gas is environmentally friendly and easy to transport and use, the demand for natural gas in China is expected to keep rising from 2019 to 2023. As the growth rate of the production volume is far lower than that of the demand, the import volume of natural gas in China will keep growing from 2019 to 2023.

 

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– Analysis on supply of and demand for natural gas in China

– China’s policies on natural gas import

– Volume and price of China’s natural gas imports

– Progress in the construction of LNG terminals and natural gas pipelines in China

– Major sources of China’s natural gas imports

– Analysis on factors influencing natural gas import in China from 2019 to 2023

– Forecast on natural gas import in China from 2019 to 2023

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Table of Contents 1 Overview of Natural Gas Industry 1.1 Definition of Natural Gas 1.2 Classification of Natural Gas 1.3 Analysis on Industry Chain of Natural Gas 2 Development Environment of China's Natural Gas Industry, 2019-2023 2.1 Economic Environment 2.2 Policy Environment 2.2.1 China’s Policies on Natural Gas Import 2.2.2 China’s Import Tariffs on Natural Gas 2.3 Social Environment 2.4 Analysis on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminals in China 2.4.1 Capacity of LNG Terminals in China 2.4.2 China’s Policies on LNG Terminals 3 Analysis on Supply of and Demand for Natural Gas in China 3.1 Analysis on Supply of Natural Gas in China 3.1.1 China's Natural Gas Reserves 3.1.2 Production Volume of Natural Gas in China 3.2 Analysis on Demand for Natural Gas in China 3.2.1 Consumption of Natural Gas in China 3.2.2 Major Consumer Groups of Natural Gas in China 4 Analysis on Natural Gas Import in China 4.1 Analysis on Scale of Natural Gas Import in China 4.1.1 Import Volume of Natural Gas in China 4.1.2 Import Value of Natural Gas in China 4.2 Analysis on Average Import Price of Natural Gas in China 4.3 Comparison of Prices of Domestic and Imported Natural Gas 4.3.1 Average Import Price of Natural Gas in CNY 4.3.2 Prices of Domestic Natural Gas 4.3.3 Comparison of Prices of Domestic and Imported Natural Gas 4.4 Analysis on China’s Reliance on Natural Gas Imports 4.5 Analysis on Sources of China’s Natural Gas Imports 4.6 Analysis on Natural Gas Imports by Type in China 5 Pipeline Natural Gas Import in China 5.1 Analysis on Scale of Pipeline Natural Gas Import in China 5.1.1 Import Volume of Pipeline Natural Gas in China 5.1.2 Import Value of Pipeline Natural Gas in China 5.2 Average Import Price of Pipeline Natural Gas in China 5.3 Analysis on Sources of China's Pipeline Natural Gas Imports 6 Analysis on LNG Import in China 6.1 Analysis on Scale of LNG Import in China 6.1.1 Import Volume of LNG in China 6.1.2 Import Value of LNG in China 6.2 Average Import Price of LNG in China 6.3 Sources of China's LNG Imports 7 Major Natural Gas Importers in China, 2018-2019 7.1 China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) 7.1.1 Enterprise Profile 7.1.2 Operation Status of Natural Gas Business 7.2 China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) 7.3 China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) 7.4 JOVO Group 7.5 Guanghui Energy Co., Ltd. 8 Prospect of Natural Gas Import in China, 2019-2023 8.1 Major Factors Influencing Natural Gas Import in China 8.1.1 Major Driving Forces and Market Opportunities 8.1.2 Threats and Challenges 8.2 Forecast on Natural Gas Import in China, 2019-2023 8.3 Forecast on Demand for Natural Gas Imports in China, 2019-2023 Selected Charts Chart Classification of Natural Gas Chart Industry Chain of Natural Gas Chart China's Industrial Added Value, 2013-2018 Chart China's Import Tariffs on Natural Gas Chart LNG Terminals Put into Service in China by 2018 Chart LNG Terminals Under Construction or Extended Construction in China, 2019-2023 Chart LNG Terminals Under Preparation in China Chart Basic Reserves of Natural Gas in China, 2012-2018 Chart Production Volume of Natural Gas in China, 2013-2018 Chart Consumption of Natural Gas in China, 2013-2018 Chart Industrial and Household Consumption of Natural Gas in China, 2012-2018 Chart Consumption of Natural Gas by Industry in China, 2012-2018 Chart Import Volume of Natural Gas in China, 2013-2018 Chart Import Value of Natural Gas in China, 2015-2018 Chart Average Import Price of Natural Gas in China, 2015-2018 Chart Average Import Price of Natural Gas in China in CNY, 2015-2018 Chart Market Price of Domestic Natural Gas in China, 2013-2018 Chart Prices of Domestic and Imported Natural Gas, 2015-2018 Chart China’s Reliance on Natural Gas Imports, 2013-2018 Chart Major Sources of China's Natural Gas Imports Chart Import Volume of Natural Gas by Type in China, 2013-2018 Chart Import Volume of Pipeline Natural Gas in China, 2013-2018 Chart Import Value of Pipeline Natural Gas in China, 2015-2018 Chart Average Import Price of Pipeline Natural Gas in China, 2015-2018 Chart Sources of China’s Pipeline Natural Gas Imports in 2018 Chart Import Volume of LNG in China, 2013-2018 Chart Average Import Price of LNG in China, 2013-2018 Chart Major Sources of China's LNG Imports in 2017 Chart Major Natural Gas Importers in China Chart Profile of CNPC Chart Natural Gas Business Data of CNPC, 2013-2017 Chart Forecast on Import Volume of Natural Gas in China, 2019-2023