The Economic Research Institute of China Petroleum Group released on January 30 domestic and international oil and gas industry development report 2012, China's natural gas consumption continued rapid growth of foreign dependency rate of 29% in 2012, 5 percent more than 2011; 2013 years import dependency will rise to 32%. The natural gas market, the overall supply and demand situation is tight, the price and the selling price of the imported gas continues to be upside down. 

The report shows that the apparent consumption of natural gas in 2012 reached 147.5 billion cubic meters, a year-on-year growth of 12.9%, the consumption growth rate dropped by 7.9 percentage points, but still much higher than the growth rate of oil and coal. The city gas share of total consumption accounted for 39.2%, the main driving force for driving the growth of natural gas consumption. Natural gas accounted for the proportion of primary energy consumption increased by 5% in 2011 to 5.4%. Although natural gas production hit a record high, reached 107.7 billion cubic meters, an increase of 6.5%. But natural gas imports to grow faster, reaching 42.8 billion cubic meters, an increase of 36.3% over the previous year, the foreign dependency rate reached 29%. 

"2013 China's demand for natural gas will continue to maintain a rapid growth." The report said, the apparent consumption for the whole year is expected to reach 165 billion cubic meters, an increase of 11.9% year-on-year, accounting for primary energy consumption accounted for 5.8%. Is expected that the total imports of natural gas will reach 53 billion cubic meters in 2013, a year-on-year growth of 23.8%, the foreign dependency rate will reach 32%. , LN G imports of 16.5 million tons, a year-on-year growth of 14.6%; pipeline gas imports to 30 billion cubic meters, an increase of 31.6%, Myanmar imported gas will become the new gas source. 

Analysis of the reasons for the rapid growth of China's natural gas report that the most important reason is the national natural gas utilization policy effect is gradually revealed, continued to lead the city gas consumption for heating the gas transport gas distributed energy gas; ceramic, glass, iron and steel industry returns to growth, a steady increase of power generation and industrial gas; gas zone in your China-Burma gas pipeline put into operation, the southwestern region continue to expand. 

The report said the imported gas price and the selling price continued upside down is still the biggest contradictions and problems existing in the development of the natural gas industry. November 2012 data show that imports LN G to shore average price of 2.55 yuan / cubic meter (duty-paid price of 2.88 yuan / cubic meter), a year-on-year rise of 23.8%. 1 to Nov. pipeline gas imports to shore average price of 2.46 yuan / cubic meter (duty-paid price of 2.78 yuan / cubic meter), a year-on-year rise of 21.2%. In China, natural gas ex-factory price of between .79 to 1.6 yuan / cubic meter, the price and the selling price of the imported gas continues to be upside down. 

But the report also optimistic judgment, gradually advancing across the country as the price reform is expected in 2013 to import natural gas price upside is expected to ease.