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Natural gas is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, with up to 20 % of other hydrocarbons as well as impurities in varying amounts such as carbon dioxide.

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CORRECT (3/25): Investigators Say PG&E Violated Pipeline Safety Rules

The item "UPDATE: Investigators Say PG&E Violated Pipeline Safety Rules" published Friday at 10:18 P.

M. ET gave an incorrect amount for the potential fine PG&E Corp. faces in the third and fourth paragraphs, and in a bullet point. A correct version follows.)--California investigators find PG&E managed gas pipelines unsafely--Investigation part of a series following San Bruno pipeline explosion--Investigators cite more than 3,000 violations over years--If maximum state penalties were applied, fines could exceed $200 billion--State regulators will consider this report and others to determine final fines for PG&ESAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--California investigators said Friday that PG&E Corp. (PCG) violated several state and federal pipeline safety rules by ignoring safety requirements for more than 100 miles of aging natural-gas transmission pipelines that lie underneath homes, businesses and other densely populated urban areas.The findings were released in a report by the state Consumer P...

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