Unirule Institute of Economics hosted a press conference on ‘Theoretical Research and Reforming Solution on Opening the Markets of Crude Oil and of Petroleum Products’ at Empark Grand Hotel in Beijing on June 7th, 2013. Except the research team (seeing directory in Appendix), many experts were present at the conference, including Mr. Song Xiaowu，President of China Society of Economic Reform, Mr. Shi Xiaomin, Vice-president of China Society of Economic Reform, Mr. Zhang Xinzhu, Director of Research Centre of Regulation and Competition in Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Mr. Wang Xiaoye, fellowship of Institute of Law in Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Mr. Zhang Shuguang, Chairman of Academic Committee of Unirule, Mr. Feng Xingyuan, vice-director of Unirule. More than 30 media representatives were invited and attended the conference including Reuters, The English-language Global Times, Southern Daily, Sohu Finance and Economics, CAIJING, Twenty-first Century Economic Report and others.

This conference was hosted by Mr. Gao Yan, Vice-director of Unirule. He firstly invited Prof. Sheng Hong, the project leader, to make a presentation introducing their research project. The presentation mainly consisted of six parts: the economic nature and significance of oil and natural gas industry; the evolution of Chinese oil industry and its main characters; oil monopoly in China; a framework of reforming oil industry and a proposal of opening crude oil and refined oil market. Mr. Zhao Nong, Vice-chairman of Academy Committee of Unirule, gave a short speech after the presentation. Exports attending the conference highly acknowledged the significance of the research and also gave detailed suggestions. In the final section of the conference, Prof. Sheng Hong and Mr. Zhao Nong interacted with journalists attending the conference, answering various questions from mass media.

Appendix: research team members

Sheng Hong    Director of Unirule and Professor of Shandong University
Gao Yan        Vice-director of Unirule and Vice-president of China Chamber of Commerce for Petroleum Industry
Zhao Nong    Vice-chairman of Academy Committee of Unirule and fellowship of Institute of Economics in Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
He Shaoqi     Associate professor of Civil, Commercial and Economic Law School of China University of Political Science and Law
Li Renqing     Special researcher of Unirule and fellowship of Rural Development Institute in Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Wang Jun      Director of International Exchange and Cooperation Department of Unirule and Professor of Nanjing Audit University
Qian Pu         Fellowship of Unirule
Wang Jilin     Fellowship of Unirule
Li Shuran      Fellowship of Unirule
Liu Qian      Administrative Assistant of Unirule