Every year from November to March the next year, in order to ensure the heating demand of the residents, the gas head urea enterprises undertake the natural gas peak adjustment task, reduce production or stop. At present, the North heating curtain is opened, and the gas head urea enterprise will gradually reduce production or stop production. Data show that as of November 25th, 16 urea enterprises of Southwest (the total production capacity of 8 million 660 thousand tons) operating rate has dropped to 37%, southwest gas based urea enterprises operating rate of 40% on average, only the sky of stable production.

It is reported that the current Sichuan Meiqing 300 thousand tons, 600 thousand tons of Chongqing Jian Feng and Henan Dahua 600 thousand tons of urea plant was affected by the supply of natural gas and parking restrictions, Ordos joint chemical, Sichuan Tianhua, Lutianhua, Meifeng urea device because of the natural gas production is limited, and most in the future operation of the urea plant will stop plan. In addition, the demand for urea is low, and the profit of synthetic ammonia is considerable, and the production of ammonia in Daqing, CNOOC and nine sources in Sichuan.
Since the three quarter of 2017, the supply of natural gas has been limited. Some enterprises are facing parking risks, while urea prices are at a high level. Gas companies bought some high priced gas to maintain normal production, and the price per cubic meter is 0.3 yuan higher than that of common gas. It is estimated that the comprehensive cost of high gas urea is 1450~1600 yuan (ton price, the same below). At present, the main producer price of gas urea in Southwest China is 1800~1900 yuan, and the profit is considerable.
A market person in southwest indicated that the profit of urea production in 2017 is acceptable, but considering the low load operation and parking loss, the annual profit is limited, and even the company is in a state of deficit. In the past year, the gas enterprises in the winter season will cooperate with the parking. This year, the limited production and parking are mandatory.
A natural gas market has said that the northern region has entered the heating season. With the increase of "coal to gas" and the increase of urban gasification rate this year, the total volume of gas consumption has increased significantly. However, the recent decline in both imported and domestic gas supply, natural gas sales company also notice on the downstream users issued Yajian sales.
In the heating season one week, some provinces and cities have a gap in natural gas supply, and some areas have affected normal heating. Gas supply units should strive to ensure that residents use gas and restrict industrial gas use, and chemical fertilizers are the main limiting plates. Chemical fertilizer production capacity continues, as a relatively poor downstream economy of natural gas industry, natural gas restrictions will continue, the gas head urea capacity will continue.