China's Recurring Concern Over Natural Gas Supplies

China is bracing for another natural gas shortage this winter, which is expected to be unusually cold. Whether the situation will be as severe as last year’s is unclear, but regional-scale gas shortages are expected. And such shortages will be a fact of life in China for the next two or three years, as the country moves to expand its storage and distribution network and come up with a gas price that everyone can live with.