Natural Gas Liquids

Natural Gas Liquids
(NGL)
  Those hydrocarbons in natural gas that are separated from the gas as liquids through the process of absorption, condensation, adsorption, cooling in gas separators, gas processing, or gas cycling plants. Generally, natural gas liquids include natural gas plant liquids and lease condensate.
  U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary

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