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Before most natural gas is marketed to a distributor or an end-user, it is processed to remove the natural gas liquids (NGLs), which usually have more value on their own than when left in the natural gas. The product that results after NGLs are removed, called plant residue gas, consists primarily, if not exclusively, of Methane , which is the natural gas used as heating and cooking fuel. Plant residue gas or methane, is also commonly called natural gas. After NGLs are removed from natural gas, they are reprocessed in a unit called a Fractionator to break them out for individual sale as Propane , Butane and other products. Natural Gas Liquids should not be mistaken for Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) or Liquified Natural Gas (LNG). |
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