Knowledge of the compression factor is essential for the transport, storage and utilization of natural gas. The normal way to determine this property is by using an equation of state (EOS) which utilizes the gas temperature, pressure, volume, and composition. In many industrial situations, the composition of the natural gas is not available, yet it is still necessary to calculate the compression factor. In this paper, we present an EOS which uses relative density, heating value, and diluent compositions to determine the compression factor. The applicable ranges of conditions are 220 to 500 K up to 70 MPa (-60-450 degrees F up to 10,000 psia). The calculations agree with data within 0.1% average absolute deviatation up to 10 MPa with a maximum deviation of 1.9% near pure component critical points or mixture cricondentherms. The equation also extrapolates through data up to 70 MPa within 1.9%. We present comparisons to data of AGA Report No. 8 and to data in the paper.