China's International Petroleum Policy

China's International Petroleum Policy

Author: Bo Kong

Publisher: Praeger

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 031337791X

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In the past 15 years, China has grown from a net exporter of oil into the world's second-largest importer, trailing only the United States. In that time, nationalized oil companies in China have expanded aggressively overseas while the Chinese government engages in active petroleum diplomacy, all to make sure the worldÕs largest country can meet its growing demand for oil.


China's Quest for Energy Security

China's Quest for Energy Security

Author: Erica Strecker Downs

Publisher: Rand Corporation

Published: 2000-12-05

Total Pages: 83

ISBN-13: 0833048325

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China's two decades of rapid economic growth have fueled a demand for energy that has outstripped domestic sources of supply. China became a net oil importer in 1993, and the country's dependence on energy imports is expected to continue to grow over the next 20 years, when it is likely to import some 60 percent of its oil and at least 30 percent of its natural gas. China thus is having to abandon its traditional goal of energyself-sufficiency--brought about by a fear of strategic vulnerability--and look abroad for resources. This study looks at the measures that China is taking to achieve energy security and the motivations behind those measures. It considers China's investment in overseas oil exploration and development projects, interest in transnational oil pipelines, plans for a strategic petroleum reserve, expansion of refineries to process crude supplies from the Middle East, development of the natural gas industry, and gradual opening of onshore drilling areas to foreign oil companies. The author concludes that these activities are designed, in part, to reduce the vulnerability of China's energy supply to U.S. power. China's international oil and gas investments, however, are unlikely to bring China theenergy security it desires. China is likely to remain reliant on U.S. protection of the sea-lanes that bring the country most of its energy imports.


Spatial Practices

Spatial Practices

Author:

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2018-06-26

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 9004367012

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The edited collection Spatial Practices: Territory, Border and Infrastructure in Africa presents research findings from the German Research Council’s Priority Programme 1448 “Adaptation and Change in Africa” (2011-2018). At the heart of the volume are important new spatial practices that have emerged after the end of the Cold War in the fields of conflict, climate change, migration and urban development, to name but a few, and their ordering effects with regard to social relations. These findings bear particular relevance for the co-production of territorialities and sovereignties, for borders and migrations, as well as infrastructures and orders. Contributors are: Sabine Baumgart, Andrea Behrends, Marc Boeckler, Martin Doevenspeck, Ulf Engel, Claudia Gebauer, Karsten Giese, Katharina Heitz Tokpa, Shahadat Hossain, Anna Hüncke, Gabriel Klaeger, Kelly Si Miao Liang, Andreas Mehler, Felix Müller, Detlef Müller-Mahn, Wolfgang Scholz, Sophie Schramm, Jannik Schritt, Michael Stasik, Florian Weisser, Julia Willers, and Franzisca Zanker.


The Ebb and Flow of Chinese Petroleum

The Ebb and Flow of Chinese Petroleum

Author: Mao Huahe

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789004402720

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In The Ebb and Flow of Chinese Petroleum, the author Huahe Mao breaks with the official government narrative concerning the Chinese petroleum industry and provides the true story as he personally experienced it.


China’s Gas Development Strategies

China’s Gas Development Strategies

Author: Shell International B.V.

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-11-23

Total Pages: 515

ISBN-13: 3319597345

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This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book examines how China can increase the share of natural gas in its energy system. China’s energy strategy has global ramifications and impact, and central to this strategy is the country’s transition from coal to gas. The book presents the culmination of a two-year collaboration between the Development Research Center of the State Council (DRC) and Shell. With the Chinese government’s strategic aim to increase the share of gas in the energy mix from 5.8% in 2014 to 10% and 15% in 2020 and 2030 respectively, the book outlines how China can achieve its gas targets. Providing both quantifiable metrics and policy measures for the transition, it is a much needed addition to the literature on Chinese energy policy. The research and the resulting recommendations of this study have fed directly into the Chinese government’s 13th Five-Year Plan, and provide unique insights into the Chinese government and policy-making. Due to its global impact, the book is a valuable resource for policy makers in both China and the rest of the world.


China, Oil and Global Politics

China, Oil and Global Politics

Author: Philip Andrews-Speed

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2011-05-12

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 1136732357

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This book provides a critical overview of how China’s growing need for oil imports is shaping its international economic and diplomatic strategy and how this affects global political relations and behaviour. It draws together the various dimensions of China’s international energy strategy, and provides insights into the impact of this on China’s growing presence across the world.


Successful Business Dealings and Management with China Oil, Gas and Chemical Giants

Successful Business Dealings and Management with China Oil, Gas and Chemical Giants

Author: Henry Wang

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-03-03

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781138918115

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The book provides practical and theoretical perspective with commercial context to allow interested parties to understand and analyze the Chinese Oil firms. Ultimately, it aims to increase understanding, knowledge, efficiency in communication and dealings with a situational and contextual bound nature.


Catch-Up and Competitiveness in China

Catch-Up and Competitiveness in China

Author: Jin Zhang

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-07-31

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 1134317905

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This book examines the role of corporate structure, including the role of corporate headquarters, in the success of large firms. It considers these issues in relation to large global corporations, thereby providing a 'benchmark', which is then used as a contrast in a discussion of corporate structure and the role of corporate headquarters within large Chinese firms, many of which have evolved from former government ministries. It includes a detailed case-study of firms in the crucially important oil and petro-chemical sector. Overall, the book shows what a hugely competitive battle China's emerging 'national champions' face with their global competitors, and puts forward policy implications both for large Chinese firms and for the Chinese government concerning how business systems should be reformed further still in order to construct globally competitive large industrial corporations.