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Big business backups: propane-generated synthetic natural gas offers promise for winter crunch.
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July 1, 2003
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If the nation's natural gas supply remains critically low and sky-high in price this winter as projected, propane dealers may be able to benefit from a niche market that is gathering steam domestically as well as overseas.
Synthetic natural gas is a mixture of air--not necessarily pure oxygen --and propane that mimics the combustible performance of natural gas when used in appropriate ratios. Power plants, manufacturing facilities, military bases, public utilities and other types of large, must-have natural gas users are applying this technology to ensure an ever-ready supply of fuel. In addition, SNG turns out to be less expensive than pure natural gas when that market is ...
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