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Article: Increased use of natural gas gaining momentum in California.
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- The Oil Daily
- Article date:
- January 18, 1991
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Increased Use of Natural Gas Gaining Momentum in California
SAN FRANCISCO - While California's natural gas demand is not expected to jump sharply in response to the outbreak of war in the Middle East, new attention is being focused on this readily-available resource.
Concerns about energy independence and new clean air legislation portend a bright future for the commodity. But Californians are already making the move from oil to natural gas.
The Middle East crisis "shouldn't change demand drastically in a short period of time," said analyst Philip Pace of Smith, Barney, Harris, Upham and Co. "But I think it raises the issue, and may get people ...