Residents use natural gas to raise prices

China Investment Advisory Network News from the second day, Shanxi officially adjusted the price of public gas sales, the maximum retail price of local gas stations in Taiyuan, adjusted from 3.2 yuan per cubic meter (hereinafter referred to as "per party") to 3.6 yuan. Taxi drivers rushed to raise prices before enjoying price increases before the "final offer."

This is just a microcosm of the collective price increase that natural gas is being staged throughout the country. After the price increase of natural gas for vehicles and non-residential use, the natural gas market for local residents has risen “in the past two months” - Shaanxi has gained 0.25 yuan each; Zhejiang has gained 0.33 yuan each; Hubei has gained 0.23 yuan each. Chongqing each party rose 0.32 yuan......

In addition to the areas where price increases have already been determined, many cities including Shijiazhuang and Xining have also clearly decided to hold price hearings in the near future. The specific price increases are finally being finalized.

Launched on June 1 natural gas price increase action, it finally fermented a full-scale natural gas “terminal price surge” throughout the country.

Terminal price increase is higher than ex-factory price

On May 31st this year, the National Development and Reform Commission issued the “Circular on Raising the Base Price of Domestic Onshore Natural Gas Production” (hereinafter referred to as the “Notice”). The domestic benchmark price for onshore natural gas was increased by 230 yuan per 1,000 cubic meters, equivalent to each party. Price increase is 0.23 yuan.

However, in addition to individual locations such as Hubei, the prices of domestic natural gas in most places in China have risen by more than the ex-factory price of natural gas.

In May, the National Development and Reform Commission issued a “notice” and at the same time made a conciliatory explanation that the price increase of natural gas had little impact on civil use, because the city gas sales price is estimated to increase by 0.23 yuan per party, and the average national household per month The use of gas for an incident is about 20 square meters, affecting an increase of around 4.6 yuan per month per household in the city.

However, in reality, when prices for natural gas are brewing in various places, the price increase rate will mostly exceed the standard of 0.23 yuan, and in Chengdu, where the price increase rate is relatively large, the price increase for civil natural gas brewing will reach 0.46 yuan, which is twice the benchmark price increase rate. .

Cai Jie, the financial director of Chengdu City Gas Co., Ltd. responded to the higher price increase in an interview earlier, arguing that the composition of the city gas price is not a single one. As the “Notice” stipulates that the ex-factory benchmark price can be increased by 10%, Chengdu's upstream air supply unit will then increase the ex-factory price of 0.12 yuan on the basis of 0.23 yuan. In addition, plus the increase of 0.08 yuan for each party in the upstream pipeline and a loss of 0.04 yuan, the 0.46 yuan contract was obtained.

Rising prices inhibit excessive consumption?

As regulations stipulate that adjustments must be made to the prices of piped gas for residential use in urban areas, news of price hearings has been heard from all over the country.

Although the information from the price hearings before and after the hearings showed that most people are psychologically prepared for natural gas prices, the public opinions on the Internet are contrary to this. A survey conducted by a portal on natural gas prices shows that more than 80% of the public believe that “natural gas price increases hurt the interests of the people”.

In the view of many energy experts, natural gas prices are natural to increase. Natural gas prices in the international market are usually about 60% of the average calorific value of crude oil. In China, before the price increase, the average factory price of natural gas is only equivalent to the price of crude oil in the international market. About 25%.

The low price of natural gas has made domestic oil and gas producers unwilling to produce natural gas. At the time of the “gas shortage” in various parts of the country last year, the two giants in the country were even criticized.