NEW YORK, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Natural Gas, Inc. (OTC:CHNG) (BULLETIN BOARD: CHNG) , one of the leading providers of pipeline natural gas for industrial, commercial and residential use and compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicular fuel in Xi'an, China, today announced that it will delay the filing of its Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended July 30, 2007 and has filed a Form 12B-25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that provides the company with five additional calendar days (until August 19, 2007) to file its Form 10-Q for the second quarter. The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the three-month period ended June 30, 2007 cannot be filed within the prescribed time period because the Company requires additional time for compilation and review to insure adequate disclosure of certain information required to be included in the Form 10-QSB. 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 approximately 20,000 Taxis, 3,000 buses and 2,000 special purpose vehicles that are powered by compressed natural gas. This press release may contain forward-looking statements. 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, including the fluctuation of natural gas prices, the availability of natural gas supplies, changes in governmental regulations and/or economic policies. DATASOURCE: China Natural Gas, Inc. CONTACT: Ashley Ammon MacFarlane, or Bill Zima, Integrated Corporate Relations, +1-203-682-8200, (Investor Relations); or In Asia: Xuyang Zhang, Integrated Corporate Relations, Inc., +86 10 8523 3087

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