The National Development and Reform Commission recently announced that the quality of car gasoline and diesel in various regions will be upgraded to the fourth and fifth stage price adjustment standards. This means that as the quality of oil products in various regions is upgraded , the prices of gasoline and diesel will increase, of which the price of gasoline will increase by about 3 cents at most. The public has concerns about whether consumers will bear the cost of upgrading and whether quality can really improve.
Accelerate Oil Upgrade to Reduce Air Pollution
Since 2012, in many areas of China, there have been large-scale haze events for many days in a row, and there has been a growing demand for air pollution PM2.5. The data shows that the emission of nitrogen oxides from motor vehicles accounts for more than one-third of the country and is the main carrier of PM2.5 in the air. The quality of oil products has become the focus of public opinion.
According to relevant sources from the Department of Science and Technology Standards of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, even if the existing cars do not undergo any retrofit, and if gasoline and diesel fuel that comply with the Phase V standards are used, emissions of relevant pollutants in automobile exhaust will be reduced by 10%, and the effect of fuel emission reduction will be more pronounced. .
The industry believes that the oil quality upgrade and price increase policy reflects the high quality and price, which is conducive to accelerating the pace of upgrading oil quality, reducing vehicle emissions and preventing haze.
Dong Xiucheng, director of the China Oil and Gas Industry Research Center of China University of Petroleum, believes that for a long time, China's refined oil pricing has not been market-oriented, and it lacks a smooth cost transfer mechanism, which is not conducive to oil quality upgrades. At present, the pricing mechanism has become increasingly market-oriented. The introduction of standards for oil product upgrades will help improve the enthusiasm of oil refiners in upgrading oil products, and accelerate the pace of oil upgrading in the entire society, instead of relying solely on administrative measures to force several large oil companies. upgrade.
New costs have limited impact on monopoly SOEs
According to the relevant person in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission, after the oil quality upgrade, the price increase standard is determined according to the principle that the refining enterprises absorb a part of the burden and the consumers take part in it. Among them, oil refining companies generally assume 30%, and consumers assume 70%. Some interviewed citizens questioned that improving product quality is the responsibility of the company. Nowadays consumers are required to bear most of the costs of oil product replacement and upgrade, which is unconvincing.
At present, the progress of oil product quality upgrades varies across the country. Standard oil products from the third, fourth, and fifth stages of the domestic market coexist, and vehicle diesel and common diesel are sold in the same channel. Many people worry that after paying higher prices, there will be problems such as shoddy, adulteration, and false labeling of oil quality.
Professor Wang Zhen, Executive Director of the China Energy Strategy Research Center of China University of Petroleum, believes that after the introduction of the premium price policy, the spread of different quality oil products will widen and the room for fraud will rise. If supervision is weak and penalties are weak, it is prone to bad money. Drive away the phenomenon of good money.
Some experts pointed out that the cost of oil upgrades has limited impact on monopoly state-owned enterprises. However, with the additional cost of oil upgrades, some small and medium-sized refineries with private capital may face “closed doorsâ€.
Consumers call for publication of cost components
Experts pointed out that the upgrading of oil quality must focus on the overall health of the public and abandon the protection of local and industrial interests. In the transition period of oil quality upgrading, it is also necessary to start from the construction of assessment indicators and mechanisms to upgrade the quality of oil products into the initiative of local governments and related industries.
Lin Boqiang, director of the China Energy Research Center at Xiamen University, believes that if consumers bury a single bill and if the quality of oil products really “upgradesâ€, it is clear that the government needs to strengthen the quality supervision of oil production, wholesale, and retail, and strict market access management. With regard to product quality supervision and inspection and severe crackdown on quality violations, it is very important that companies that violate regulations must increase the cost of non-compliance.
Some commentators said that to prevent the “ National IV †money from buying oil that is not “three†or “fourâ€, it is necessary to examine the current regulatory abuses. However, if we cannot upgrade from the national level in terms of management methods and penalty costs, it may be difficult for local authorities to work hard once again.
In addition, many citizens have urged companies to publicly upgrade their costs so that consumers can understand consumption. Attorney Jiao Chunyan said that since it is for consumers to bear, it will announce the cost structure. “What extra costs are added due to oil upgrades and whether the new cost items are reasonable and what the specific figures are. The price hike of refined oil products must be based on complete information disclosure.â€
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