Is it feasible for China to optimize oil import source diversification?

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 8329-8341

  Xu, Jian ^a   Zhang, Jin Suo ^a   Yao, Qin ^a   Zhang, Wei ^a  

^a XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Energy security; Oil export countries; Oil import source diversification index (OISDI)

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; EXPORT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; IMPORT; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL SUPPLY; OPTIMIZATION; SECURITY; SUSTAINABILITY;

CHINA;

EID: 84920711915     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su6118329     Document Type: Article

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