Mainland moves to use more natural gas

Nation will become more dependent on imported energy

China Petrochemical Corp, Sinopec, aims to sell around 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas during the heating season to meet rising demand.

The company plans to sell 9.994 billion cubic meters of natural gas, a year-on-year 27 percent increase compared with 7.89 billion cubic meters last year, the company said in a statement.