The products include gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, home heating oil, oil for ships and oil to burn in power plants to make electricity. We'll learn more about transportation energy in Chapter 13. Natural Gas Natural gas is also found in California. We use more than what is found in California. So, we also bring natural gas to California from other states and from Canada.
Natural gas is lighter than air.
Natural gas is mostly made up of a gas called methane. Methane is a simple chemical compound that is made up of carbon and hydrogen atoms. It's chemical formula is CH4. This gas is highly flammable. Natural gas is usually found near petroleum underground.