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Natural gas

Term · Transportation · MLC-T-TRA-000251

A naturally occurring mixture of hydrocarbon and nonhydrocarbon gases found in porous geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface, often in association with petroleum. The principal constituent is methane.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-TRA-000251
FieldTransportation
ReferencesNational Transportation Statistics, Appendix B: Glossary
Record as JSON
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  "term": "Natural gas",
  "field": "Transportation",
  "definition": "A naturally occurring mixture of hydrocarbon and nonhydrocarbon gases found in porous geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface, often in association with petroleum. The principal constituent is methane.",
  "references": [
    "National Transportation Statistics, Appendix B: Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/transportation/natural-gas/"
}

Record 244 of 429 in Transportation terminology (MLC-0120). Request the full dataset.