In the first half, steady growth in domestic natural gas production, the Central Asian natural gas, LNG imports continued to expand, new pipelines come on stream, the ability to further enhance security of supply of resources.
        Website Development and Reform Commission on July 18 message, in the first half, steady growth in domestic natural gas production, the Central Asian natural gas, LNG (liquefied natural gas, the same below), imports continued to expand, new pipelines come on stream, the ability to further enhance security of supply of resources. Apparent consumption to maintain a high growth rate, household, power generation, fertilizer production, etc. to get better gas protection, the overall supply and demand stable.
        Domestic production is growing. According to industry statistics Express (below), 1-June production of 50.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas, an increase of 7.0%. Major production companies, PetroChina, Sinopec, CNOOC output proportion of 75.2%, 14.2% and 10.6%, respectively, year on year increase of 2.4%, 26.6% and 19.9%.
        Imports continued to increase. January-June imports about 14.1 billion cubic meters of natural gas (of which 6.9 billion cubic meters of natural gas in Central Asia, LNG72 billion cubic meters), an increase of 1 times. Import resources accounted for the proportion of total domestic consumption reached 22.4%, an increase of 9 percentage points.
        Apparent consumption increased significantly. Apparent consumption of 1-6 month natural gas 63.1 billion cubic meters, an increase of 21.0%. The first four months, as the weather gradually warms, the average daily gas consumption from the peak monthly decline, but still maintain a high growth rate year on year; May, the rapid growth of gas for power generation. In the first half, the oil to natural gas systems, Henan, Jiangsu and six gas-fired power plants supply 1.83 billion cubic meters, up 64.9%, with a current supply 14 million cubic meters or so, gas-fired units can guarantee full-fat run; more power to the gas supply pipe network, Zhejiang 1.06 billion cubic meters, up 15.4%, to maintain the current daily supply of 700 million cubic meters, representing an increase of 30 percent in February. CNOOC Fujian LNG project gas for power generation is also up sharply.
        Pipe network construction and rapid development. First, the 15 provinces and autonomous regions across the Second West-East Link project put into operation the end of June, of natural gas from Central Asia directly to the Pearl River Delta region; Second, Qin-Shen line (Qinhuangdao to Shenyang) Lord of the three fully completed, pipe network to achieve the Northeast and North China Unicom, from Central Asia and the direct supply of natural gas Changqing Oilfield in Northeast China; Third, the oil Rudong LNG project put into operation, transmission and distribution capacity to further enhance security. (Summer and autumn)