Since natural gas supply in some places has become tight, the National Development and Reform Commission has been actively organizing and coordinating to increase the supply of natural gas resources.
The reporter learned from the Development and Reform Commission on the 23rd that in accordance with the central government's deployment, the Development and Reform Commission actively organized and coordinated CNPC, Sinopec, and CNOOC, as well as local economic operation authorities, and adopted a series of measures to strengthen operational regulation and strengthen demand. Side management, stable supply of natural gas market.
First, natural gas production enterprises maintain high-load production under the premise of safe production, do everything possible to tap potential, scientifically call for gas storage resources, actively organize imports, and strive to increase the supply of natural gas resources. From November 1st to 20th, CNPC daily supplied 182 million cubic meters of gas, an increase of 22% over the same period of last year.
The second is to balance the resources and do a good job in connection with production and sales. Do a good job of scientific scheduling, optimize the operation of the pipeline network, strengthen safety management for weak links, and ensure the smooth operation of natural gas production, sales, transportation and storage facilities.
The third is to strengthen monitoring and coordination and timely control of the supply situation. In particular, it paid special attention to key areas along the West-East Gas Pipeline, strengthened organizational coordination, improved contingency plans, discovered problems and hidden dangers in a timely manner, and adopted positive measures to coordinate and resolve them, and increased the supply of natural gas to resource-hungry regions.
The fourth is to further strengthen the demand side management, strict natural gas utilization policy, and formulate the guarantee sequence. We always put the use of gas in the first place to ensure the residents' lives. Under this premise, we must use gas in key areas such as public facilities. At the same time, public opinion should be strengthened to properly guide consumption and promote economical use.
The person in charge of the Development and Reform Commission said that through these measures, the tight supply of natural gas across the country has gradually eased.
Since November, there have been widespread cold rain and snow in some areas of China, and the demand for natural gas has soared. Due to the limited capacity of natural gas pipelines, large differences between peaks and valleys, and insufficient scale of gas storage, contradictions between supply and demand in some regions have become more prominent. Supply shortages have emerged in Wuhan, Chongqing, Xi’an, Nanjing, and Hangzhou.