§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy if it is intended that natural gas liquids and liquid petroleum gas should fall within his control under the Energy Bill.
§ Mr. John SmithClause 19 of the Energy Bill defines natural gas as any gas derived from natural strata. Section 9 of the Continental Shelf Act 1964, through Section 1(2) of the Petroleum (Production) Act 1934, refers to natural gas in similar terms. This includes, as well as methane, such gases as ethane, propane and butanes, which are gaseous at normal temperature and pressure.