LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG)
\lˈɪkwɪfˌa͡ɪd nˈat͡ʃəɹə͡l ɡˈas ˌɛlˌɛnd͡ʒˈiː], \lˈɪkwɪfˌaɪd nˈatʃəɹəl ɡˈas ˌɛlˌɛndʒˈiː], \l_ˈɪ_k_w_ɪ_f_ˌaɪ_d n_ˈa_tʃ_ə_ɹ_əl ɡ_ˈa_s__ ˌɛ_l_ˌɛ_n_dʒ_ˈiː]\
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Mainly methane and ethane, natural gas as a liquid is 1/600th of its volume as a gas. LNG is stored and transported in insulated pressure containers. Compressed at moderate pressure, but unlike liquefied petroleum gas or LPG, it is cooled to -258
By Henry Campbell Black
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