Definition of "natural gas" []

• A mixture of hydrocarbon gases that occurs with petroleum deposits, principally methane together with varying quantities of ethane, propane, butane, and other gases, and is used as a fuel and in the manufacture of organic compounds. (noun)

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• "The plant, to be located in Aceh Province between Banda Aceh and the Arun gas fields on the north of Sumatra island, would produce a range of petrochemicals from ethane, which would be extracted by Pertamina or a joint venture from the natural gas feeding a liquification plant operated by Pertamina."
• "The most important elements of the new policy were a 100% counterpurchase requirement for government tenders over US$775,000; a 50% penalty for noncompliance; counterpurchased goods had to be shipped to new markets rather than existing ones i.e., sending Indonesian goods to traditional customers at historic levels would not be sufficient; and petroleum and natural gas exports would not count toward countertrade."
• "Oil and natural gas producer EXCO Resources said Monday an incident occurred at an amine treatment facility on May 28 that killed one person and injured another."