Date of Award
2014
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Applied Natural Resource Economics (MS)
College, School or Department Name
School of Business and Economics
Advisor
Gary A. Campbell
Co-Advisor
Gary A. Campbell
Abstract
This thesis analyzes the domestic shortage in the Chinese natural gas market. Both the domestic supply and demand of natural gas are growing fast in China. However, the supply cannot catch up with the demand. Under the present pricing mechanism, the Chinese natural gas market cannot get the equilibrium by itself. Expensive imports are inadequate to fill the increasing gap between the domestic demand and supply. Therefore, the shortage problem occurs. Since the energy gap can result in the arrested development of economics, the shortage problem need to be solved. This thesis gives three suggestions to solve the problem: the use of Unconventional Gas, Natural Gas Storage and Pricing Reform.
Recommended Citation
Guo, Ting, "The Domestic Natural Gas Shortage in China", Master's Thesis, Michigan Technological University, 2014.
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