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- U.S. Energy Information Administration - Natural gas explained
- American Petroleum Institute - Natural Gas
- National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The role of natural gas as a primary fuel in the near future, including comparisons of acquisition, transmission and waste handling costs of as with competitive alternatives
- National Geographic - Natural Gas
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Also known as: methane gas, natural methane gas
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