China's quest for energy security / Erica Strecker Downs.

• Author: Project Air Force (U.S.); Downs, Erica Strecker.
• TeilnehmendeR: Project Air Force (U.S.)
• Year of Publication: 2000
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (83 p.)
• Notes: "MR-1244-AF".; "Prepared for the United States Air Force."; At head of title: Project Air Force.

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 ene

Table of Contents

COVER; PREFACE; CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Chapter One - INTRODUCTION; Chapter Two - ENERGY DEMAND AND SUPPLY IN CHINA; CHINA'S ENERGY DEMAND; CHINA'S ENERGY SUPPLY; CHINA'S ENERGY IMPORT REQUIREMENTS; Chapter Three - CHINA'S ENERGY SECURITY ACTIVITIES; INVESTMENT IN OVERSEAS OIL PROJECTS; PIPE DREAMS; PLANS FOR A STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE; REFINERY EXPANSION TO PROCESS MIDDLE EASTERN CRUDES; DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY; OPENING THE DOOR TO OIL; Chapter Four - IMPLICATIONS OF CHINA'S ENERGY SECURITY ACTIVITIES; Chapter Five - CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY