Natural gas

Natural gas is a gas composed primarily of methane but typically with some ethane as well. Most natural gas comes directly from upstream oil and gas wells, not from refining.

In refining, natural gas is often purchased and used as a refinery fuel and as a feedstock to make hydrogen in the hydrogen plant.

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