Huang Quansheng from Research Institute of Planning, Ministry of Transport, Dong Dazhong from Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, and Guo Jiaofeng, research fellow and assistant to Director-general of Research Institute of Resources and Environment Policies of DRC

Currently, China's economy is going through the state of new normal and reform has entered a critical state and a deep-water zone. Energy industry marks a crucial field for deepening reform, out of which the significant and difficult part for deepening reform and facilitating energy revolution is the energy system revolution. And it is of practical and far-reaching significance, through natural gas systematic reform, to launch trial practice in the pilot area of Sichuan-Chongqing region to push forward the market-oriented reform for natural gas so as to explore a path for promoting energy revolution and accelerate market-oriented reform for natural gas industry.

The Sichuan-Chongqing region in Sichuan Basin boasts large reserves of natural gas resources, extensive distribution of sources, numerous layer series for production and appropriate transport and supply facilities. Meanwhile, the social and economic development in Sichuan-Chongqing region has a heavy dependency on natural gas. In view of the strategic position, Sichuan-Chongqing region is a critical growth pole for the western development as well as well as the core area in the upper reach of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Therefore, accelerating trial practice of market-oriented reform for natural gas in pilot area of Sichuan-Chongqing region is of major significance to economic and social development in Sichuan and Chongqing as well as to deepening China's natural gas market-oriented reform and accelerating energy revolution.

To this end, first, we should always take "four revolutions and one cooperation" relating to energy reform as the guidelines for market-oriented reform for natural gas in pilot area of Sichuan-Chongqing region; second, we should scientifically design the reform plan for market-oriented reform for natural gas in pilot area of Sichuan-Chongqing region; third, we should appropriately set main tasks for market-oriented reform for natural gas in pilot area of Sichuan-Chongqing region; fourth, we should proactively offer strong guarantee for market-oriented reform for natural gas construction in pilot area of Sichuan-Chongqing region.