Natural gas prices should be in line with international standards

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The general idea of ​​the natural gas price reform plan has been decided, which is to bring prices in line with international standards! ”On March 12, Li Wei, deputy director of the Natural Gas Market Office of the Oil and Gas Pipeline Engineering Planning Institute of the China Petroleum Planning Institute, told the "Daily Economic News" that natural gas price reform is currently underway in full swing. The general idea has been decided, that is, the price is in line with international standards, and the specific plan * * The National Development and Reform Commission will definitely convene experts from all parties to conduct discussions, and it is said that a preliminary draft has been prepared. 　　 　　According to public information, the price of natural gas in Zhongyuan Field is now 1.298 yuan/cubic meter. ； The purchasing price of Guangdong Dapeng LNG natural gas supplied to Guangdong is about 1.6302 yuan/cubic meter. In comparison, overseas natural gas is more expensive than domestic natural gas. Li Wei believes that natural gas price reform will definitely be carried out in a step-by-step manner, and social affordability should be taken into consideration. 　　 　　Regarding the policy orientation of natural gas price reform, Li Liang, deputy director of the Strategy Institute of China Petrochemical Corporation Consulting Company, believes that there are the following three options to choose from: The first is regional pricing, which adopts differential pricing based on the distance of transportation. ； Secondly, regional pricing power is decentralized or concentrated. ； Finally, there is one price for one gas, such as the second line of the West-East Gas Pipeline, one price, and the Sichuan-East Gas Pipeline, one price. (source: daily economic news)