Yang Lei, Deputy Director of the Energy Research Institute of Peking University: Price remains the core factor restricting the development of natural gas

At the 2026 Natural Gas Industry Development Conference, Yang Lei, Deputy Director of the Energy Research Institute at Peking University, pointed out that price is the core factor restricting the development of natural gas. As the world's largest incremental market for natural gas, China lacks influential price indices and needs to improve market structure and build regionally competitive markets. He suggested constructing internationally influential price indices and promoting the development of a comprehensive energy supply system to leverage the flexibility advantages of natural gas