Natural Gas

Natural gas (also called fossil gas; sometimes just gas), is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, but commonly including varying amounts of other higher alkanes, and sometimes a small percentage of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, hydrogen sulfide, or helium. It is formed when layers of decomposing plant and animal matter are exposed to intense heat and pressure under the surface of the Earth over millions of years. The energy that the plants originally obtained from the sun is stored in the form of chemical bonds in the gas. Natural gas is a fossil fuel. Natural gas is …

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The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English

A file containing documents relating to the Soviet economy. Subjects covered in the file include poor economic output in the first quarter of 1982; a newspaper article criticising the neglect …

oil); • the real growth leaders (electricity, natural gas, some types of machinery and consumer durables) The Bright Spots The real growth leader is natural gas (8%, against last year's 7%); enormous resources brisk pace of gas traffic reflects that of natural gas extraction. Table 5. Freight Traffic and Shipments


The National Archives · 1 January 1982 French

A file containing documents relating to Western export credits for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Subjects covered in the file include the involvement of the Export Credits Guarantee Department …


The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English

decision to sign an agreement with the Soviets on natural gas purchases the very same day, right on the eve




The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English

September. Action: Mr Wood o.r. 14. SOVIET NATURAL GAS (FRG) The Germans circulated a record of the H H CONFIDENTIAL i f I 2. I 4. SOVIET NATURAL GAS (FRG) Derix gave an interim report of the expert Berlin and East Berlin (done). 9. SOVIET NATURAL GAS (FRG) s Mr Johnson reported the State Department's


The National Archives · 1 January 1982 German

A file containing records of meetings of the Bonn Group of American, British, French, and West German officials to discuss Berlin. Subjects covered in these meetings included flights between Berlin …

telegram to WED and UKMIS New York. 2 . Soviet Natural Gas (FRG) See BG 15 December, item 1 4 . Herr Derix distributed b y M Dumond. To revert 14. SOVIET NATURAL GAS (FRG/US) Derix said Ruhrgas intend to hold two answer from P a r i s . Action: N o n e . 12. NATURAL GAS (FRG/US) Mr Johnson said the US had studied public interest. Action: N o n e . 2 1 . NATURAL GAS (FRG) See B G 2 N o v e m b e r , item 1 . no comments. Action: WED to n o t e . 12. NATURAL GAS (FRG/FR) M . Dumond had P a r i s 1 s preliminary




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