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(PR NEWSWIRE) China Natural Gas Announces Filing Delay
China Natural Gas Announces Filing Delay

NEW YORK, April 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Natural Gas, Inc.
(OTC Bulletin Board: CHNG), one of the leading natural gas providers for
industrial, commercial and residential use in Xi'an, China, today announced
that it will file Form 12b-25, a notification of late filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission for its Form 10-KSB for the fourth quarter
and fiscal year 2006. The Company is still awaiting completion of its
financial statements for fiscal year ending December 31, 2006 in order to
properly prepare a complete and accurate Form 10-KSB. The Company expects to
file its Form 10-KSB within the 15-day extension period.
About China Natural Gas, Inc.
China Natural Gas, Inc., ("CHNG"), is the first China-based natural gas
company publicly traded in the US. It currently owns and operates a 120
kilometer long compressed natural gas pipeline in Xi'an, China, a fast growing
Chinese city supported by a population of approximately eight million and is
the "gateway" to the broad Western regions of China. CHNG has three profitable
business segments: end user delivery of natural gas services to residential,
commercial and industrial customers; wholesale natural gas to retail natural
gas filling stations; and retail natural gas at company-owned natural gas
filling stations. The city of Xi'an has a total of more than 40,000 vehicles
that are powered by compressed natural gas.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on the current expectations or
beliefs of China Natural Gas, Inc. management and are subject to a number of
factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those described in the forward-looking statements.
SOURCE China Natural Gas, Inc.


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