China Natural Gas to Announce Third Quarter Earnings On November 14

XI'AN, China, November 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Natural Gas, Inc. ("China Natural Gas" or the "Company") (Nasdaq GM: 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 it has filed for an extension with the Securities and Exchange Commission and will file its quarterly Form 10-Q and announce financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2011 on Monday, November 14.

Management will hold a conference call on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 8:30 a.m. EST (5:30 a.m. PST) to discuss financial results from its third quarter ended September 30, 2011.

To participate in the call please dial 1-800-860-2442, or 1 412-858-4600 for international calls, approximately 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

A replay of the call will be available 1 hour after the end of the conference through 9:30 a.m. November 15, 2011, EST. The number for the replay is 1-877-344-7529 or 1-412-317-0088 for international calls; the pass code for the replay is 10006741.

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 26 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