China's Oil Industry And Market (elsevier Global Energy Policy And Economics Series) (elsevier Global Energy Policy And Economics Series)

E-Book Overview

This authoritative book on China's oil demand and government policies and practices rests on two essential foundations: first and foremost on the author's considerable knowledge of China's oil situation and prospects, together with his access to Chinese energy literature and data; and secondly, on that insight afforded to him and, therefore, his readers from his fluency in Chinese.The author analyzes the Chinese oil market and the rising pressure on Beijing to reform policies which constrain China's ability to meet soaring demand and to pay for crucial imports at a time of growing political and economic uncertainties. Dr Wang acknowledges the importance of China meeting its growing domestic oil demand, if at all possible, through national production. The sheer weight of China's population, and its burgeoning requirements as industrialization spreads into most regions, dwarfs the needs of others and places unprecedented strain on international oil trades.The author stresses the fact that the outcome is hard to define, yet the time required to tackle the nation's energy needs is not limitless. Moreover, he reminds the reader of the perennial difficulty in meeting widely disparate economic and energy needs in different regions of the vast country.

E-Book Content

Elsevier Global Energy Policy and Economics Series China's Oil Industry & Market Haijiang Henry Wang Titles of related interest Books Petroleum Exploration and Exploitation in Norway Sedimentary Basins and Petroleum Geology of the Middle East Applied Geothermics for Petroleum Engineers Computing Risk for Oil Prospects: Principles and Programs Hydrocarbon Exploration & Production Hydrotreatment and Hydrocracking of Oil Fractions Quantification and Prediction of Hydrocarbon Resources The Practice of Reservoir Engineering Journals (free sample copy sent on request) Energy Energy Economics Energy Policy Fuel J. Petroleum Science and Engineering Marine and Petroleum Geology Resource and Energy Economics Resources Policy Utilities Policy For further details please contact your nearest Elsevier Regional Sales Office - see back of this book. Elsevier Global Energy Policy and Economics Series China's Oil Industry & Market Haijiang Henry Wang 1999 ELSEVIER A m s t e r d a m - L a u s a n n e - New Y o r k - Oxford - S h a n n o n - S i n g a p o r e - Tokyo ELSEVIER SCIENCE Ltd The Boulevard, Langford Lane Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK 9 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. This work is protected under copyright by Elsevier Science, and the following terms and conditions apply to its use: Photocopying Single photocopies of single chapters may be made for personal use as allowed by national copyright laws. Permission of the Publisher and payment of a fee is required for all other photocopying, including multiple or systematic copying, copying for advertising or promotional purposes, resale, and all forms of document delivery. Special rates are available for educational institutions that wish to make photocopies for non-profit educational classroom use. Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier Science Rights & Permissions Department, PO Box 800, Oxford OX5 1DX, UK; phone: (+44) 1865 843830, fax: (+44) 1865 853333, e-mail: [email protected] You may also contact Rights & Permissions directly through Elsevier's home page (http://www.elsevier.nl), selecting first 'Customer Support', then 'General Information', then 'Permissions Query Form'. In the USA, users may clear permissions and make payments through the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA; phone: (978) 7508400, fax: (978) 7504744, and in the