Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-163) and index.
The origins and modern development of China's oil and gas industry -- The geological basis of the onshore oil and gas industry -- Oil and gas administration and the evolution of exploration and development -- Natural gas : China's new energy source -- The Tarim Basin : solution or problem? -- Refining and distribution -- Summing up and looking ahead.
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Chinas rapid economic development is having profound implications for energy resources. China has always been exceptionally reliant on its abundant coal, but consumption of oil and gas have grown rapidly since reform began in the 1980s. In spite of vigorous domestic development most recently in the Tarim Basin China is now consuming approximately 8 per cent of the worlds oil output but producing only 4 per cent. Chinas emergence as an energy importer has given rise to concerns that it is a major contributor to recent turmoil in energy markets. This book examines Chinas record of oil an.
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