Annual Report on Operation of China’s Natural Gas Industry: 2023

This report provides a systematic analysis of the annual operation in the natural gas industry. It is characterized by a comprehensive focus on narrative description with factual analysis, current situation discussion with data-driven insights, development outlook with forecasting, and topical research on trending topics. Following a framework from general to specific, past to present, and upstream to downstream within the industry, this report is divided into five sections. The General Overview Section primarily outlines the current development status of the natural gas industry globally and in China. The Policy Section discusses relevant policies introduced over the past year by both national and regional governments. The Industry Section focuses on the operation and development of key segments along the industry chain. The Outlook Section focuses on future trends in the natural gas market, particularly regarding prices. Finally, the Special Topics Section concentrates on current and emerging issues in the industry's development. The basis of English translation of this book, originally in Chinese, was facilitated by artificial intelligence. The content was later revised by the author for accuracy.