CX Daily: New Pipeline Network Shakes Up China’s Natural Gas Dynamics A large-scale LNG membrane tank in the northern city of Tianjin on June 7. Photo: VCG Natural gas / China’s recent love affair with natural gas is taking a new twist, following last year’s creation of a national pipeline network. The shift has been shaking up the landscape in recent months among China’s three energy majors, China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC), China Petrochemical Corp. (Sinopec) and China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC). Each is suddenly finding its position greatly altered following the creation of a modern national distribution network accessible to all.