China Natural Gas Announces Plans to Release Fourth Quarter and Year End 2009 Financial Results on March 10th

NEW YORK, March 8 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Natural Gas, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHNG), a leading provider of compressed natural gas for vehicular fuel and pipeline natural gas for industrial, commercial and residential use in Xi'an, China, today announced that it plans to release fourth quarter and full year 2009 results on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, after the market closes. Management will hold a conference call on Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. EST (5:00 a.m. Pacific) to discuss these fourth quarter and year end results.

To participate in the call please dial (888) 549-7704, or (480) 629-9857 for international calls, approximately 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. Interested parties can also listen via a live Internet webcast, which can be found at the Company's website at http://www.naturalgaschina.com.

A replay of the call will be available for two weeks from 11:00 a.m. March 11, 2010, EST until 11:59 p.m. EDT on March 25, 2010. The number for the replay is (800) 406-7325, or (303) 590-3030 for international calls; the passcode for the replay is 4257535. In addition, a recording of the call will be available via the company's website at http://www.naturalgaschina.com for one year.

About China Natural Gas, Inc.

China Natural Gas ( http://www.naturalgaschina.com ) transports and sells natural gas to vehicular fueling terminals, as well as commercial, industrial and residential customers through its distribution networks in China's Shaanxi and Henan Provinces. The Company owns approximately 120 km of high-pressure pipelines and operates 24 CNG fueling stations in Shaanxi Province and 12 CNG fuelling stations in Henan Province. China Natural Gas' four primary business lines include: (1) the distribution and sale of CNG through Company-owned CNG fueling stations for hybrid (natural gas/gasoline) powered vehicles; (2) the installation, distribution and sale of piped natural gas to residential, commercial and industrial customers through Company-owned pipelines; (3) the distribution and sale of gasoline through Company-owned CNG fueling stations for hybrid (natural gas/gasoline) powered vehicles; and (4) the conversion of gasoline-fueled vehicles to hybrid (natural gas/gasoline) powered vehicles through its auto conversion division.

    For more information, please contact:

    China Natural Gas, Inc.
     Jacky Shi
     Investor Relations Director
     Tel:   +86-29-8832-3325 x922
     Cell:  +86-139-9287-9998
     Email: [email protected]

    RedChip Companies, Inc.
     Jon Cunningham
     Tel:   +1-800-733-2447 x107
     Email: [email protected]
     Web:   http://www.RedChip.com

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