You may be surprised at how long we have been using natural gas. In Greek writing 2000 years ago, recounted "eternal flames", which were probably natural gas seeps. The drilling for natural gas goes back less than 200 years. See related links.
It is a naturally occurring gas substance originating from the earth. It is largely methane, and was formed millions of years ago from vegetation and animal matter.
Natural gas can be considered either a wet gas or dry gas. A wet gas has associated liquids which can be condensed out of the gas at surface conditions. See related link.
If your referring to "gas" as gasoline, then no gasoline does not come from natural gas. Gasoline is a derivative of crude oil. Its is extracted by the refining process along with many other...