In 20021year, the natural gas consumption in China was about 372.6 billion cubic meters, of which China produced 205.26 billion cubic meters by itself, with a cumulative increase of 8.2%, accounting for about 55% of the total natural gas consumption in China. In 20021year, China's natural gas imports reached167.5 billion cubic meters, equivalent to1213.56 million tons, accounting for about 45% of China's total consumption.
Judging from the amount of natural gas imported from overseas, China's foreign dependence on natural gas is around 45%, which is not as high as that of oil. In 20021year, China imported 512.98 million tons of oil and produced198.98 million tons of crude oil, an increase of 2.4% over the previous year. In this way, China's dependence on foreign oil reached 72%. Therefore, in terms of dependence on foreign countries, China's oil dependence on foreign countries is relatively high, while natural gas is relatively low.
China imports natural gas mainly through natural gas pipelines and liquefied natural gas. In 20021year, China imported natural gas167.5 million cubic meters (1213.56 million tons), including liquefied natural gas10.89 million cubic meters (78.93 million tons), accounting for 65% of the total import, and imported pipeline gas. China imports liquefied natural gas mainly from Australia and other countries, and imports pipeline natural gas mainly from Central Asian countries, including Russia and Turkmenistan, as well as China-Myanmar natural gas pipeline.
Now that the Beixi natural gas pipeline has been bombed, it may be good for China. It may take a long time to repair the Beixi pipeline in the future. During this period, Russia will not be able to transport natural gas to Europe, and with the cold relationship between Russia and Europe, Russia may export more oil and gas energy to China in the future. With the improvement of Sino-Russian relations and the construction of Russian natural gas pipeline to China, Russia may be more willing to provide more natural gas resources to China in the future, which may promote the better development of China.
Of course, China is also making breakthroughs in natural gas exploration and production, and its natural gas output is increasing year by year. In this way, it is basically possible for China to keep its foreign dependence on natural gas in a relatively suitable position in the future. Even with the increase of its own output, it may reduce some foreign dependence, which will be conducive to the better development of China's economy and be more independent of external factors.
To sum up, China's foreign dependence on natural gas will be around 45% in 20021year, and China's natural gas production will gradually increase in the future, which may keep the foreign dependence in a more reasonable position, thus making China's economic development less affected by external factors.