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Title

China's energy future : the Middle Kingdom seeks its place in the sun / Robert E. Ebel ; foreword by James Schlesinger.

Author

Ebel, Robert E.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : The CSIS Press Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2005.

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Description

viii, 96 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

China, because of its voracious appetite for oil, has become part of the "new game" redefining the world oil industry. China is second only to the United States in consumption of oil and electric power, and its coal industry leads the world in annual output. But with growth in domestic crude oil production questionable, China's expanding economy requires more and more foreign oil. World oil prices, of course, are at historically high levels and, barring unforeseen circumstances, are expected to hold there for some time. China, therefore, is now struggling to find the right combination of market incentives, conservation policies, pollution abatement efforts, and energy supply diversification to guarantee adequate energy supplies, while protecting the country's national security and controlling its reliance on oil imports. With this volume, energy expert Robert Ebel analyzes China's current energy situation and looks at its future in the increasingly dynamic world energy market.

Series Statement

Significant issues series ; v. 27, no. 6

Uniform Title

Significant issues series ; v. 27, no. 6.

Subject

• Energy policy > China
• Petroleum industry and trade > China

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- Background -- China's refining capacity and its own strategic petroleum reserve -- China's oil sector : yesterday, today, and tomorrow -- Addressing oil import dependency -- Perceived threats, but not to the North -- China's non-oil energy base -- A question and an answer.

ISBN

0892064730

LCCN

^^2005026861

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Harvard Library