China And the Global Energy Crisis : Development and Prospects for China's Oil and Natural Gas, Hardcover by Kambara, Tatsu; Howe, Christopher, ISBN 1845429664, ISBN-13 9781845429669, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UKAlthough at present China consumes only about six percent of the world's oil production, it only produces four percent. Given its rapid economic development after liberalization it is clear China will very soon become a major factor in the oil market, and it may be that China already is in a position to influence it. Petroleum consultant Kambara and Howe (East Asian studies, U. of Sheffield) show how China's previous reliance on its abundant reserves of coal is shifting to oil, and how that shift is affecting the global energy crisis, covering the history and current operations of China's oil and gas industry, the geological basis of the onshore oil and gas industry, administration of the industry, including exploration under liberalization and development, the possibilities offered by natural gas, and the role of resources in the Tarim Basin. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()