16+ Natural Gas Vs Lpg Bbq US. Natural gas (mostly methane) and lpg (mostly propane and butane with sometimes a little ethane) are all found in crude oil, but often in vastly different proportions. Methane gas is lighter than air and dissipates at a much higher rate than lpg if leaking, which can be a safety benefit of natural gas.
It is extracted from crude oil and natural gas.
Home appliances can run on either natural gas or lpg, but the two aren't interchangeable. When it is extracted from the ground it may also contain ethane. Natural gas burns at 1950ºc or 3542ºf. Natural gas is not as oily/gunky and.