NEW YORK, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Natural Gas, Inc. (OTC:CHNG) (BULLETIN BOARD: CHNG) , one of the leading providers of compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicular fuel in Xi'an, China, announced today that it has acquired two new CNG filling stations in Jiaozuo City, Henan Province and one compressor station in Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province, which has the daily processing capacity of 100,000 to 150,000 cubic meters of CNG. The acquisitions will bring the number of the company's total CNG filling stations to 26 and the number of its compressor stations to two. "We are very excited to update our investors on these acquisitions and our continuing efforts to advance our geographic expansion in the Henan Province and to strengthen our position in the Shaanxi Province," stated Mr. Qinan Ji, CEO and Chairman of the Board of China Natural Gas, Inc. "Jiaozuo has around 3,500 public vehicles and 100,000 motor vehicles, only five percent of which are currently using CNG. We are very confident that the acquisitions will greatly contribute to our growing business in China." About China Natural Gas, Inc. China Natural Gas, Inc., ("CHNG"), is the first China-based company selling compressed natural gas that is 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: Investor Relations, Ashley Ammon MacFarlane & Dan Joseph, both of Integrated Corporate Relations, Inc., +1-203-682-8200, for China Natural Gas Web site: http://www.naturalgaschina.com/

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