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Gas


Gas is an example of a fossil fuel, and is not renewable. Town gas was first produced from coal, but was replaced by the more efficient natural gas which was discovered during oil drilling in the 1920s. Most natural gas is found in the Middle East or the former Soviet Union.

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Links

Alkane Energy (extracts gas from abandoned coal mines)
Association for the Study of Peak Oil and gas
Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (OFGEM)
Society of British Gas Industries (SBGI)
UKOffshore Operators Association (UKOOA)

Articles

Japan Approves Drilling in Disputed Sea AP April 13 2005 (East China Sea, natural gas)
Japan Snubs China on Gas, History Feud Simmers RT April 13 2005