Title: Implementation plan and impact of natural gas pipeline network transformation from volume metering to energy metering in China

Authors: Jun Zhou; Pan Zhou; Cui Liu; Yixiong Qin; Guangchuan Liang

Addresses: Petroleum Engineering School, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China ' Petroleum Engineering School, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China ' Petroleum Engineering School, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China ' Petroleum Engineering School, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China ' Petroleum Engineering School, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Abstract: The volume-based natural gas measurement system not only fails to accurately reflect the value of natural gas but also hinders fair trading and the long-term development of the market. This paper proposes specific implementation schemes for energy measurement systems from three aspects. It presents two methods for converting natural gas prices from volume measurement to energy measurement and three selection methods for reference heating values, resulting in a total of six combined implementation schemes. Taking a certain operational long-distance pipeline as an example, a simulation model is established using SPS to investigate the impact of the transition from a volume-based metering system to an energy-based metering system on the economic benefits of pipeline operator.

Keywords: natural gas; energy measurement; pipe network simulation; caloric value.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.2025.143364

International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 2025 Vol.47 No.1/2, pp.214 - 242

Received: 27 Apr 2023
Accepted: 04 Apr 2024
Published online: 16 Dec 2024 *