Publication founded: 1993

Level: national

Target: domestic and overseas readers

Administered by: China National Petroleum Corporation

Sponsored by:
　　CNPC Research Institute for Economics andTechnology
　　Petroleum Economics Commission of
　　　　　　　 the Chinese Petroleum Society
　　PetroChina Planning & Engineering Institute

Category: Petroleum-focused journal for domestic and overseas readers

Mission :

Study trends in the domestic and external petroleum economy;
Analyze macro control and micro management of the petroleum industry in different economies;
Forecast the domestic and external petroleum markets;
Guide the Chinese petroleum industry's development into being consistent with China 's socialist market economy

Positioning:

Provide an extensive petroleum economics research database;
Serve the long-term interest of the domestic oil and petrochemical industries and of the country as a whole;
Boost national economic development and energy security;
Facilitate the reform and opening-up of the domestic petroleum and petrochemical industries;
Help oil and petrochemical companies improve management and compete internationally;
Serve as a platform for academic communication of petroleum-related information.

Academic guidance ：

International Petroleum Economics Monthly editorial board (comprised of 60 officials and experts within and outside the petroleum and petrochemical industries), from such agencies, companies and institutions as:
——Research Office of the State Council, Development and Research Center of the State Council, National Development and Reform Commission of the PRC
——CNPC, Sinopec and CNOOC
——Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Energy Research Society, China Petroleum University

Awards:

•  Cited by the Industry Planning Department under the State Economic and Trade Commission in 2001 as the only official journal of promulgating the 10 th Five-Year Planning of the petroleum industry, and cited by the General Administration of Press and Publications as a journal with both positive social benefits and an economic return.

•  First BPA ( the US-based ) -certified journal for circulation within the Chinese petroleum industry and awarded prizes by CNPC Research Institute for Economics and Technology in 2002 and 2004;

•  Included in Chinese Academic Journal Comprehensive Evaluation Database, Chinese Journal Full-Text Database, Database of Chinese Science Journals (full text) and Chinese Core Journal (Selected) Database since 2002.

•  Regarded as a comprehensive and reliable source of petroleum-related information by the government and the public.

•  Best-received and most influential petroleum journal among readers according to the investigation by some international agency such as Allied Resources Allocator.

•  One of the journals read each month by top industry officials such as Mr. Wu Mengfei, CFO of CNOOC.

Field Served:

International Petroleum Economic Monthly serves organizations and individuals involved in the field of petroleum and petrochemical industries and business, including the State administration of energy, industry and economy, foreign trade and development plan; the companies served are oil & gas exploration and production, refining/petrochemical, oil product, lubricant marketing, oil import/export, oil/gas pipeline transportation; oil/gas engineering construction, petroleum equipment supply; the organizations also served are petroleum/petrochemical information research & consulting, the R&D institution, Chinese Petroleum Society and its subordinates, libraries, financial institutions and petroleum universities. There are readers in Japan , Singapore , South Korea , the USA and Russia , as well as in Mainland China , Hong Kong, and Taiwan .

Focus:

Latest trends in domestic and external petroleum and natural gas markets;
Corporate development strategies and business operations of global oil giants;
Latest energy policy changes and investment opportunities worldwide.

Features:

Comprehensive coverage of the latest hot topics in the petroleum and natural gas sectors, including oil & natural gas production, supply, distribution and import & export;
Latest news updates plus intensive reports from unique perspectives;
Dual focus upon domestic and overseas research, and academic results and practical application;
Source of forward-looking views and comprehensive information helpful to managers and decision-makers

Columns:

Focus, market analysis, policy research, corporate strategy, business management, sustainable development

International cooperation, hot spots, energy security, industry overview, economic assessment, global operations

Natural gas, refining & petrochemistry, oil products marketing, lubricant insight, energy efficiency, annual features

Policy news, calendar of petroleum economic events, information on foreign oil companies, trends on oil prices; Oil Finance; information and statistics

Meeting overviews, interviews, member community

Themes of the month:

Issue 1: Oil Price Forecasting;
Issue 2: Industry Supervision And Regulation
Issue 3: Resource Allocation
Issue 4: Oil Product Distribution
Issue 5: Oil Refining & Petrochemistry
Issue 6: Natural Gas
Issue 7: Sustainable Development
Issue 8: Risk Management
Issue 9: Oil Company Corporate Strategy
Issue 10: Energy Security
Issue 11: Energy Policy
Issue 12: Trend Analysis

Website service:

Journal subscribers are entitled to access at no charge the electronic version of International Petroleum Economics Monthly in the same year and over 80 pieces of petroleum economics news on a daily basis.

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