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Price regulation scheme

Last updated: 6 June 2024

In an effort to shield domestic consumers from the effects of the global energy crisis, the Chinese government enacted the legal means to freeze refined oil price for two month should the international price go beyond USD 130 per barrel, through an ad-hoc subsidy scheme to oil companies.

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