天然气人民币战略的理论分析与国际经验借鉴-基于国际结算视角

A Theoretical Analysis of Gasyuan Strategy and Its Reference to International Experience:the International Settlement Perspective

天然气人民币是与石油美元相对应的一个概念,即推动全球天然气以人民币计价与结算,特别是借助于中国天然气进口使人民币流向境外,而天然气出口国则通过购买中国生产的产品和服务以及投资人民币金融产品,使人民币得以回流中国。随着全球能源低碳化转型,以及天然气能源技术进步所引发的供给增长,未来天然气有望成为最重要的国际贸易产品。中国作为最主要的能源消费和贸易大国之一,应该把握这一历史机遇,通过推进人民币作为全球天然气贸易的计价与结算货币,实现与石油美元战略相对应的天然气人民币战略。

Gasyuan, a corresponding concept to petrodollar, means promoting valuation or settlement of global natural gas in Renminbi. In particular, it indicates that the renminbi flows abroad by the aid of natural gas import, and flows back by selling Chinese products and services and RMB financial products to natural gas exporters. With the global energy consumption turning low-carbon, and technology progress bringing about the increase of natural gas supply, natural gas may well become the most important international trade product in the future. As the main powerhouse in energy consumption and trade, China needs to seize this historical opportunity to implement its own Renminbi strategy corresponding to petro-dollar by promoting valuation or settlement of global natural gas in Renminbi.