The reporter learned that, in the local oil company based on market conditions and user consultation in winter non residents with gas amount of base, plans November 20th non resident gas sales amount of base prices go up 10%-20%. NDRC price department official said, the non resident natural gas this winter peak gas prices will rise in the range of 20%. The upstream and downstream business enterprises need to fully negotiate prices.

The industry believes that the price increase of winter gas peak shaving gas under tension is market behavior.

In November 18, 2015, the NDRC issued “notice on reducing” non resident natural gas station prices and further promote the price reform, clearly put forward to non residents with gas from the highest gate price management to base station price management, supply and demand sides can benchmark the gate price based, negotiated specific gate prices in the range floating, floating is not limited within 20%. And the provisions temporarily floating, floating is not limited, since the 2016 month since November 20th, rising to a maximum of 20%. needs to be mentioned is the last non resident natural gas prices since the natural gas economy compared to alternative energy recovery, natural gas market growth significantly warmer this year. In addition, with the North China regional governance haze, boiler coal gas quickly start work, natural gas consumption growth in North China region compared to other regions is more prominent, regional differences in the supply of natural gas this winter is more obvious.