Launched in 2019 the OIES China Energy Research Programme, is a center of analytical excellence offering insights into the factors that inform China’s energy policies and choices and their pivotal role in global energy markets.
China is the world’s second largest economy, biggest importer of crude oil, the fastest growing consumer of natural gas as well as the world’s top coal producer and emitter of CO2. The country is endowed with vast reserves of oil, gas and coal all of which it aims to develop in order to enhance its energy security, but, it is also seeking to spearhead a technological revolution in support of its energy transition.
In light of its voracious appetite for energy, its domestic resource potential and its technological ambitions, the way in which China chooses to develop its domestic resource base, consume energy and engage with global markets is of extreme importance to producers, consumers and traders of energy. But the country’s command economy, alongside the dominance of state-owned companies still inform policy design and implementation and are key to understanding the evolution of China’s energy mix and markets.
The China Energy Programme at OIES delves into these developments and offers insights into the factors that inform China’s energy policies and choices.
The Programme is grateful to its Sponsors for their support, without which its research would not be possible.
Anders Hove
Michael Chen
Gabriel Collins
Barbara Finamore
Philip Andrews-Speed
Sheryl Ruan
Stephen O’Sullivan
Wei Zhou
Yan Qin
Research is carried out by the programme staff in close coordination with the other OIES programmes and in collaboration with leading researchers and institutes in China and the West. Research will be disseminated via a dedicated research paper series, energy comments, sponsors’ visits, and specialised events.
For information about the programme and questions, please email: Michal Meidan
China is the world’s largest producer and consumer of hydrogen. The country has adopted a domestic strategy that targets significant growth in hydrogen consumption and production. Given the importance of hydrogen in the low-carbon energy transition, it is critical to understand China’s hydrogen policies and their implementation, as well as the extent to which these […]
In this latest OIES podcast, Michal Meidan talks to Yan Qin about Europe’s proposed carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) and its implications for China. Michal and Yan discuss the next steps for CBAM as well as the response in China: the official rhetoric as well as the response from Chinese industry. Even though the near […]
What’s the latest on China’s huge and growing EV market? Following up on our recent podcast with OIES Senior Research Fellow Anders Hove, this presentation delves into three main aspects of China’s rapidly accelerating EV revolution. What are the numbers and trends in EV sales, including by cost and size? How are battery chemistries shifting? […]
Between 2008 and 2018, China’s gasoline demand doubled, from 1.5 mb/d to 3 mb/d, with gasoline alone accounting for over a third of the country’s total product demand growth. This was closely related to rising incomes and the phenomenal growth of China’s private car fleet. As a result, Chinese refiners and global markets are expecting the next stage of China’s […]
The Chinese government has pledged to peak carbon emissions before 2030 and reach carbon neutrality by 2060. But even as it adds renewable sources to the energy mix, China will likely remain reliant on imported oil and gas for decades to come. This research project is based on oil and gas demand and supply scenarios […]
Diesel has been the most important refined product in China’s oil demand, accounting for a third of consumption in 2018 and for 25% of oil demand growth on average between 2008 and 2018. Historically, diesel was consumed in industry as well as in freight, fuelling trucks and commercial vehicles. But China’s industrial diesel demand has […]
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