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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Investors have been waiting for years for supply takeaway and demand to catch up with the robust supply that technology and innovation has afforded the U.S. natural gas industry.
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Bryce Erickson, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Renewable energy and natural gas stocks could also indirectly benefit from nuclear deals, according to Morgan Stanley analyst Stephen Byrd.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024
Though Hope lies just outside the Permian Basin's rim, Eddy County and Lea County next door accounted for nearly a third of crude oil and natural gas production in the basin last year.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024
Russian natural gas volumes in the German energy market saw a 30% decline in 2022.
—Ibrahim Aksoy, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2024
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Bryce Erickson, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Renewable energy and natural gas stocks could also indirectly benefit from nuclear deals, according to Morgan Stanley analyst Stephen Byrd.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024
Though Hope lies just outside the Permian Basin's rim, Eddy County and Lea County next door accounted for nearly a third of crude oil and natural gas production in the basin last year.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024
Russian natural gas volumes in the German energy market saw a 30% decline in 2022.
—Ibrahim Aksoy, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for natural gas
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“Natural gas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/natural%20gas. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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