VOL. XXXVII

NO. 8

22-NOVEMBER-1993

Supply/Demand

China Faces Prospect Of Becoming Net Oil Importer By Mid-Decade

China faces the prospect of becoming a net crude oil importer by the middleof the decade, which could have a damaging impact not only on China'sexploration program, but also in its ambitious economic plans and futureeconomic growth, according to an article by World Bank consultant MamdouhSalameh in the November issue of Oxford Energy Forum (a quarterly journalpublished by the Oxford...