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China Natural Gas to Present at Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment
Conference

NEW YORK, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Natural Gas, Inc. ("China
Natural Gas" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: CHNG), a leading provider of
compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicular fuel and pipeline natural gas for
industrial, commercial and residential use in Xi'an, China, today announced
that the Company will attend the Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment
Conference.
The Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference is being held
from Wednesday, September 9, 2009, through Friday, September 11, 2009, at the
New York Palace Hotel in New York, NY. Management is currently scheduled to
meet with institutional investors and to present at 3:15 p.m. ET on September
10, 2009. A webcasting of the presentation will be available at
http://www.wsw.com/webcast/rrshq15/chng .
For more information regarding the conference, please contact your Rodman
& Renshaw sales representative.
About China Natural Gas, Inc.
The Company transports, distributes and sells natural gas to commercial,
industrial and residential customers through its natural gas pipeline networks
in China'sXi'an area, including Lantian County and the districts of Lintong
and Baqiao, in Shaanxi Province. The Company owns approximately 120 km of
high-pressure pipelines in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province and, as of June 30, 2009,
operates 23 CNG fuelling stations in Shaanxi Province and 12 CNG fuelling
stations in Henan Province.
The Company's four primary business lines include: (1) the distribution
and sale of CNG through Company-owned/leased CNG fuelling 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/leased CNG fuelling stations for hybrid
(natural gas/gasoline) powered vehicles; and (4) the conversion of
gasoline-fuelled vehicles to hybrid (natural gas/gasoline) powered vehicles
through its auto conversion division.
SAFE HARBOR: FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release includes statements that may constitute forward-looking
statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can
be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates,"
"future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements.
China Natural Gas, Inc. may also make written or oral forward-looking
statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission on forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, in its annual report to shareholders,
in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by
its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not
historical facts, including statements about the Company's beliefs and
expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements
involve inherent risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from the forward-looking statements. A number of important
factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained
in any forward-looking statement. Potential risks and uncertainties include,
but are not limited to, risks outlined in the Company's filings with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, including its registration statements on
Forms S-1 and S-3, in each case as amended. The Company does not undertake any
obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under
applicable law.
This release is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States.
Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration
or an exemption from registration. Any public offering of securities to be
made in the United States will be made by means of a prospectus that may be
obtained from the issuer or selling security holder and that will contain
detailed information about the company and management, as well as financial
statements.
For more information, please contact:

China Natural Gas Inc.

U.S.:
Kewa Luo
Tel: +1-212-401-1233
Cell: +1-917-880-8726

CHINA:
Jacky Shi
Tel: +86-29-88454353
Cell: +86-139-9287-9998

Email: ir.chng@naturalgaschina.com

ICR, Inc.
Michael Tieu
Tel: +86-10-6599-7960
Email: Michael.Tieu@icrinc.com

SOURCE China Natural Gas, Inc.

China Natural Gas Inc. - U.S.: Kewa Luo, +1-212-401-1233 (Tel), or
+1-917-880-8726 (Cell), or CHINA: Jacky Shi, +86-29-88454353 (Tel), or
+86-139-9287-9998 (Cell); or ir.chng@naturalgaschina.com; ICR, Inc. - Michael
Tieu, +86-10-6599-7960, or Michael.Tieu@icrinc.com