natural gas
noun
1
: gas issuing from the earth's crust through natural openings or bored wells
especially
: a combustible mixture of methane and other hydrocarbons used chiefly as a fuel and raw material
2
: gas manufactured from organic matter (such as coal)
Examples of natural gas in a Sentence
a house heated by natural gas
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The Biden administration's focus on natural gas and nuclear power in final rules for the hydrogen tax credit could blunt industry opposition as the incoming Trump administration targets IRA credits.
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Daniel Moore, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Bloomberg via Getty Images President Joe Biden is making a sweeping move to ban all future offshore oil and natural gas drilling on America's East and West coasts, the Eastern Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's North Bering Sea.
—Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
Joe Biden’s last weeks as president will be spent bowing to environmentalists by trying to permanently ban new offshore oil and natural gas.
—Andrew Follett, National Review, 5 Jan. 2025
Aluminum production is highly energy-intensive, and energy prices, especially natural gas and electricity, saw significant volatility due to geopolitical factors, such as the Russia-Ukraine war.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Daniel Moore, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Bloomberg via Getty Images President Joe Biden is making a sweeping move to ban all future offshore oil and natural gas drilling on America's East and West coasts, the Eastern Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's North Bering Sea.
—Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
Joe Biden’s last weeks as president will be spent bowing to environmentalists by trying to permanently ban new offshore oil and natural gas.
—Andrew Follett, National Review, 5 Jan. 2025
Aluminum production is highly energy-intensive, and energy prices, especially natural gas and electricity, saw significant volatility due to geopolitical factors, such as the Russia-Ukraine war.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Natural gas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/natural%20gas. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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