** Shares of natural gas utility UGI UGI.N up 6.8% at
$25.4 - earlier hitting more than an eight-month high during the
session
** Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) unit considering
potential investment in UGI's propane distribution arm AmeriGas,
Bloomberg reports
** UGI had initiated a strategic review of alternatives
focused on its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) businesses in
August last year
** Including session's gains, stock has risen 3% YTD
(Reporting by Kabir Dweit)
((Kabir.Dweit@thomsonreuters.com;))