China Natural Gas, Inc. to Announce Its Release Fourth Quarter and Year End 2010 Financial Results on March 14th

NEW YORK, March 11, 2011 /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 2010 results on Monday, March 14, 2011, before the market closes. Management will hold a conference call on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 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 (800) 860-2442, or (412) 858-4600 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 one week from 11:00 a.m. March 16, 2011, ET until 9:00 a.m. ET on March 24, 2011. The number for the replay is (877) 344-7529, or (412) 317-0088 for international calls; the pass code for the replay is 449305. 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 27 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.

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