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Q2 2010 CONSOL Energy Earnings Conference Call (Replay)
07/29/10 at 10:00 a.m. ET
Q2 2010 CONSOL Energy Earnings Conference Call
Thursday, July 29, 2010 10:00 a.m. ET  
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07/30/10CONSOL Energy Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend of $0.10 per Share
PITTSBURGH, July 30, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc.'s (NYSE: CNX) Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share, payable on August 23, 2010, to shareholders of record on August 13, 2010. CONSOL Energy Inc., the leading diversified fuel producer in the Appalachian Basin, is a member of the Standard & Poor's 500 Equity Index and the Fortune 500. It has 11 bituminous coal mining complexes in six states and reports proven and probable coal rese... 
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07/29/10Coal Division Drives CONSOL to Record Revenue of $1.289 Billion; Quarterly Gas Production Grows 42% to Record 31.9 Bcf; 2010 Marcellus Shale Wells Have EURs Ranging From 5.5 to 9.9 Bcf Per Well; New BMX Mine on Track for Late 2013 Opening
PITTSBURGH, July 29, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX), the leading diversified fuel producer in the Appalachian Basin, reported record revenue of $1.289 billion in the quarter ended June 30, 2010, or 20% higher than the revenue of $1.071 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. The Coal Division contributed a record $1.002 billion towards the total, as compared to $841 million in the year-earlier quarter. Adjusted EBITDA(1) was $350 million for the quarter end... 
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07/14/10CONSOL Energy Announces Second Quarter Results Conference Call
PITTSBURGH, July 14, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) will issue an earnings release on Thursday, July 29, before the market opens. The company will hold a quarterly conference call to discuss second quarter results on the same day at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The call is being webcast by Thomson/CCBN and can be accessed on the investor relations portion of the company's Web site at http://www.consolenergy.com/. The webcast is also being distributed through the T... 
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06/29/10CONSOL Energy's Harvey Named Chairman
Retains Posts as President and CEO; Whitmire Becomes Vice Chairman Baxter Becomes Lead Independent Director PITTSBURGH, June 29, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) announced today that J. Brett Harvey, the president and CEO of CONSOL Energy, has been appointed with the additional responsibilities as chairman of the board. With the change, John Whitmire, the current chairman, now becomes vice chairman of the board. "I am very honored to be given this added respon... 
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06/02/10CONSOL Energy and Verdeo Group to Develop First Large Coal Mine Ventilation Air Methane Abatement Project in West Virginia
PITTSBURGH, June 2, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) has joined with Verdeo Group, Inc., to develop the first project to destroy ventilation air methane ("VAM") emissions at an active West Virginia coal mine. The project, which will be located at CONSOL's McElroy Mine near Glen Easton in Marshall County, will demonstrate significant reductions of emissions of methane -- a potent greenhouse gas ("GHG") -- in a safe and proven manner, and without any impact on mine ... 
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06/01/10CONSOL Energy Inc. Completes Acquisition of CNX Gas Corporation
PITTSBURGH, June 1, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of CNX Gas pursuant to a short-form merger in which CNX Gas became a wholly owned subsidiary of CONSOL. In connection with the merger, all public stockholders of CNX Gas, other than those who validly exercise appraisal rights, will receive $38.25 in cash for their shares. Letters of transmittal will be mailed shortly to registered holders along with the Notice ... 
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05/27/10CONSOL Energy Inc. Announces Results of Tender Offer for Shares of CNX Gas Corporation Common Stock
PITTSBURGH, May 27, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) today announced the results of its tender offer for shares of common stock of CNX Gas Corporation, which expired at 5:00 p.m., New York time, on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. Based on a preliminary count by the depositary, 24,006,706 shares, including 1,255,062 shares subject to guaranteed delivery procedures, have been tendered and not validly withdrawn as of the expiration of the offer. CONSOL has accepted for paymen... 
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05/10/10CONSOL Energy Completes $1.5 Billion Senior Secured Loan Agreement
PITTSBURGH, May 10, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX), the leading diversified fuel producer in the Appalachian Basin, has completed a $1.5 billion Senior Secured Credit Agreement, effective May 7, 2010, to replace an existing $1.0 billion facility. The new agreement provides for a syndicated four-year $1.5 billion revolving credit facility. The facility was subscribed at about $1.725 billion. "This new facility further enhances our financial flexibility by expandi... 
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04/30/10CONSOL Energy Closes on Deal To Acquire Dominion's Appalachian E&P Business for $3.475 Billion in Cash
Adds 1.0 Tcf of Proved Reserves, 41 Bcf of Annual Production and Triples CONSOL Energy's Strategic Marcellus Shale Gas Holdings to Approximately 750,000 Acres PITTSBURGH, April 30, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX), the leading diversified fuel producer in the Appalachian Basin, said today that it has closed on its previously announced agreement to acquire the Appalachian exploration and production business of Dominion Resources, Inc., for approximately $3.475 bill... 
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04/30/10CONSOL Energy Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend of $0.10 per Share
PITTSBURGH, April 30, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --CONSOL Energy Inc.'s (NYSE: CNX) Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share, payable on May 20, 2010, to shareholders of record on May 10, 2010. CONSOL Energy Inc., the leading diversified fuel producer in the Appalachian Basin, is a member of the Standard & Poor's 500 Equity Index and the Fortune 500. It has 11 bituminous coal mining complexes in six states and reports proven and probable coal reserves ... 
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04/29/10CONSOL Energy Reports First Quarter Results; Dominion Gas Acquisition to Close Tomorrow
PITTSBURGH, April 29, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX), the leading diversified fuel producer in the Appalachian Basin, reported net income of $100 million, or $0.54 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. During the quarter, CONSOL Energy incurred fees associated with the Dominion gas acquisition of $47 million. Additionally, certain non-cash charges were accrued for a Fola Mine reclamation project ($25 million) and certain legal items ($22 millio... 
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04/28/10CONSOL Energy Inc. Commences Tender Offer to Purchase Common Stock of CNX Gas for $38.25 Per Share in Cash
PITTSBURGH, April 28, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) ("CONSOL") today commenced its tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of the common stock of CNX Gas Corporation ("CNX Gas") not currently owned by CONSOL for $38.25 per share in cash. CONSOL currently owns approximately 83.3% of the outstanding shares of CNX Gas common stock. The tender offer commenced today and will expire on May 26, 2010, unless the offer is extended in accordance with its term... 
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04/26/10CONSOL Energy Inc. Named to Prestigious Forbes List
PITTSBURGH, April 26, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) the leading diversified fuel producer in the Appalachian Basin, has been named to Forbes' 2010 list of "The 100 Most Trustworthy Companies." Forbes utilized Audit Integrity, an independent financial analytics company based in Los Angeles, to identify the 100 businesses on American exchanges with the most transparent and conservative accounting practices and most prudent management. The firm sorts the "100 Most... 
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04/16/10CONSOL Energy and CNX Gas Announce First Quarter Results Conference Call
PITTSBURGH, April 16, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) and CNX Gas Corporation (NYSE: CXG) will issue earnings releases on Thursday, April 29, before the market opens. The companies will hold a combined quarterly conference call to discuss first quarter results on the same day at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. This call is being webcast by Thomson/CCBN and can be accessed on the investor relations portion of both companies' Web sites at http://www.consolenergy.com/ and ... 
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04/01/10CONSOL Energy Inc. Announces Closing of Offering of $2.75 Billion of Senior Notes
PITTSBURGH, April 1, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) today announced that it has closed its offering of $1.5 billion of 8.00% senior notes due 2017 and $1.25 billion of 8.25% senior notes due 2020 (collectively, the "Notes") in the previously announced private offering. The Notes are guaranteed by substantially all of the company's existing and future wholly owned domestic restricted subsidiaries. The company plans to use the net proceeds of the offering to fina... 
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03/31/10CONSOL Energy Inc. Closes Public Offering of Common Stock
PITTSBURGH, March 31, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX), a producer of high-BTU thermal coal, metallurgical coal and natural gas, announced today that it has closed its public offering of 44,275,000 shares of its common stock at $42.50 per share, including 5,775,000 shares sold to the underwriters to cover overallotments. The net proceeds from the common stock offering were approximately $1,827.9 million. The joint book runners for the common stock offering were Bof... 
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03/29/10CONSOL Energy Inc. Receives Early Termination of HSR Regarding Dominion Acquisition
PITTSBURGH, March 29, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX), a producer of high-BTU thermal coal, metallurgical coal and natural gas, announced today that it has been granted early termination by the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice of the mandatory waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, in connection with the company's previously announced acquisition of Dominion Resources... 
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03/25/10CONSOL Energy Inc. Prices Public Offering of Common Stock
PITTSBURGH, March 25, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX), a producer of high-BTU thermal coal, metallurgical coal and natural gas, announced today that it has priced a public offering of 38,500,000 shares of its common stock at $42.50 per share. The company expects the issuance and delivery of the shares to occur on March 31, 2010, subject to customary closing conditions. The company has also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase a maximum of 5,775,000 ... 
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03/25/10CONSOL Energy Inc. Announces Pricing of $2.75 Billion of Senior Notes
PITTSBURGH, March 25, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) today announced that it has agreed to sell $1.5 billion of 8.000% senior notes due 2017 and $1.25 billion of 8.250% senior notes due 2020 (collectively, the "Notes") in the previously announced private offering, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $2.6977 billion. The Notes will be guaranteed by substantially all of the company's existing and future wholly owned domestic restricted subsidiaries. The com... 
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03/25/10Four CONSOL Energy Operations Earn Safety Awards
PITTSBURGH, March 25, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- CONSOL Energy (NYSE: CNX) announced that four of its mining operations have been named recipients of Joseph A. Holmes Safety Awards. The awards are presented annually by the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association to selected mine operations meeting the safety criteria established for the awards. The awards recognize each operation and their employees for their commitment to and record of safety excellence. CONSOL Energy's Fola Surface Mine #... 
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03/22/10CONSOL Energy Update on Low-Vol Met Contracting Position
PITTSBURGH, March 22, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX), a producer of both low-volatile and high-volatile metallurgical coal, high-Btu thermal coal, and natural gas, has concluded the majority of its low-vol coking coal negotiations for fiscal year 2010-2011. CONSOL's Buchanan Mine, located in southwestern Virginia, produces a premium low-volatile coking coal for the global steel industry. Negotiations covered nearly 3.0 million (short) tons at a selling price of $1... 
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03/22/10CONSOL Energy Inc. Commences Public Offering of Common Stock
PITTSBURGH, March 22, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX), a producer of high-BTU thermal coal, metallurgical coal and natural gas, announced today that it is commencing an offering of approximately $1.75 billion of its common stock. In connection with the offering, the Company will grant the underwriters an option for 30 days to purchase up to an additional $263 million of its common stock to cover over-allotments, if any. The offering is being made pursuant to the ... 
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03/22/10CONSOL Energy Inc. Commences Offering of $2.75 Billion of Senior Notes
PITTSBURGH, March 22, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) today announced that it has commenced an offering in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), of $2.75 billion of senior notes (the "Notes"). The Notes will be divided between a tranche of senior notes due 2017 and a tranche of senior notes due 2020 in amounts to be determined. The Notes will be guaranteed by substantially all of the company's existing and ... 
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03/21/10CONSOL Energy Inc. Enters Into Agreement With CNX Gas Shareholder
PITTSBURGH, March 21, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., on behalf of its investment advisory clients owning approximately 9.5 million shares of CNX Gas Corporation (NYSE: CXG) common stock, or approximately 37% of the shares of CNX Gas that CONSOL Energy does not currently own. Under the agreement, CONSOL Energy has agreed, subject to certain conditions, to commence a tender o... 
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03/15/10CONSOL Energy to Acquire Dominion's Appalachian E&P Business for $3.475 Billion In Cash
--Enhances CONSOL Energy's Position As the Leading Appalachian Diversified Energy Company With A Balanced Portfolio of Coal and Natural Gas --Adds 1.04 Tcf of Proved Reserves, 41 Bcf of Annual Production and Triples CONSOL Energy's Strategic Marcellus Shale Gas Holdings to Approximately 750,000 AcresPITTSBURGH, March 15, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX), a producer of high-Btu thermal coal, metallurgical coal and natural gas, announced today that it has entered into... 
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03/15/10ADVISORY: CONSOL Energy to Make Significant Announcement at 8:00 a.m. ET; Will Host Investment Community Conference Call at 9:00 a.m. ET
PITTSBURGH, March 15, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX), a producer of high-Btu thermal coal, metallurgical coal and natural gas, will be making a significant announcement this morning at 8:00 a.m. ET. The Company will also host an investment community conference call and webcast to discuss the announcement at 9:00 a.m. ET. Details of the call will be provided in the upcoming press release. About CONSOL Energy CONSOL Energy, a high-Btu bituminous coal and natural... 
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03/01/10CONSOL Energy Operations Receive Safety Awards
PITTSBURGH, March 1, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Four CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) mining operations in West Virginia have been recognized for their outstanding safety efforts and have been named recipients of prestigious Mountaineer Guardian awards. The Mountaineer Guardian awards, given annually to qualifying underground and surface mining operations across the state of West Virginia, recognize operations for their commitment to safety. The 2009 awards were presented during the West Vir... 
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02/26/10CONSOL Energy Headquarters Receives Environmental Award
PITTSBURGH, Feb 26, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc.'s (NYSE: CNX) headquarters, located in Southpointe near Canonsburg, Pa., has become the first building in the business complex to be LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified. Known as CNX Center, the 309,000 square-foot building was designed to be energy-efficient and compatible with the environment by including multiple features required for the LEED certification, such as public transportation stops ... 
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02/23/10CONSOL Energy to Present at Upcoming Conferences
PITTSBURGH, Feb 23, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) will present at several upcoming investor conferences. On Thursday, February 25, at 11:15 a.m. ET, CONSOL will present at the Morgan Stanley Global Basic Materials Conference. On Monday, March 1, at 5:30 p.m. ET, CONSOL will present at the BMO Capital Markets 2010 Global Metals & Mining Conference. And, on Tuesday, March 9, at 9:15 a.m. ET, CONSOL will present at the Raymond James 31st Annual Institutional In... 
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02/19/10CONSOL Energy Announces Fola Restructuring Plan
PITTSBURGH, Feb 19, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) has announced a restructuring plan at its Fola Surface and Preparation Plant operations near Bickmore, W. Va., that will keep 301 people employed as work schedules are adjusted from a continuous operation to a traditional five-day work week. The change in schedule will take effect Monday, Feb. 22 following a temporary weekend idle of the operations to make the workforce adjustments necessary to implement the res... 
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01/29/10CONSOL Energy Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend of $0.10 per Share
PITTSBURGH, Jan 29, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc.'s (NYSE: CNX) Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share, payable on February 19, 2010, to shareholders of record on February 9, 2010. CONSOL Energy Inc., a producer of high-Btu thermal coal and metallurgical coal, is a member of the Standard & Poor's 500 Equity Index and the Fortune 500. It has 11 bituminous coal mining complexes in six states and reports proven and probable coal reserv... 
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01/28/10CONSOL Energy Reports Fourth Quarter Net Income of $143.2 Million, or $0.78 per Share; Record Annual 2009 Net Income of $539.7 Million, or $2.95 per Share
PITTSBURGH, Jan 28, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX), a producer of metallurgical coal, high-Btu thermal coal, and natural gas, reported net income attributable to CONSOL Energy shareholders for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 of $143.2 million, or $0.78 per dilutive share. This is lower than the net income attributable to CONSOL Energy shareholders of $176.3 million, or $0.97 per dilutive share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2008. The quarter ended Decemb... 
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01/28/10CONSOL Energy Sells Five More Vessels of High-Vol Coking Coal to China
PITTSBURGH, Jan 28, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX), a producer of metallurgical coal, high-Btu thermal coal, and natural gas, has concluded the sale of five more vessels of high-vol coking coal from its Bailey and Blacksville mines in Northern Appalachia destined for Asia. The sales were made by Xcoal, and are the result of the Asian Marketing Initiative announced last month by CONSOL. The sales for these 5 vessels total approximately 410,000 short tons. The cargo... 
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01/25/10CONSOL Energy Inc. and CNX Gas Corporation Announce Fourth Quarter Results Conference Call
PITTSBURGH, Jan 25, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) and CNX Gas Corporation (NYSE: CXG) will issue separate earnings releases on Thursday, January 28, before the market opens. The companies will hold a combined quarterly conference call to discuss fourth quarter results on the same day at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. This call is being webcast by Thomson/CCBN and can be accessed on the investor relations portion of both companies' Web sites at http://www.consolenergy... 
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01/19/10CONSOL Energy's Shoemaker Mine Completes Modernization Project
New System of Coal Transport, Other Improvements OperationalPITTSBURGH, Jan 19, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) has started operation of a new fully belt haulage coal transport system at its Shoemaker Mine, located near Moundsville, W.Va. Part of a total $205 million capital improvement project begun at Shoemaker Mine in 2003 with the initial engineering design, actual underground work began in February 2006, with initial preparations to install a crossover belt ... 
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01/11/10CONSOL Energy Announces Sale of High-Vol Coking Coal from Bailey Mine to China
PITTSBURGH, Jan 11, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX), a producer of metallurgical coal, high-Btu thermal coal, and natural gas, has concluded the first sale of high-vol coking coal from its Bailey Mine in Northern Appalachia destined for Asia. The sale was made by Xcoal, as the result of an Asian Marketing Initiative announced last month by CONSOL. The sale is for a Panamax vessel of approximately 82,000 short tons. The cargo is destined for merchant coke plants in... 
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01/06/10CONSOL Energy in Partnership to Develop Largest Ventilation Air Methane Abatement Project in U.S.
PITTSBURGH, Jan 06, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) and Green Holdings Enlow, Inc., a greenhouse gas abatement company, have entered into an agreement to develop the largest ventilation air methane (VAM) emission abatement project in the United States at CONSOL's Enlow Fork Mine in southwestern Pennsylvania. The VAM abatement equipment to be installed at the mine will capture and destroy methane released during the mining process that would otherwise escape to th... 
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01/04/10CONSOL Energy Announces 2010 Capital Budget of $1.0 Billion; Includes CNX Gas 2010 Capital Budget of $400 Million; CNX Gas Re-Affirms 2010 Production Target of 100 Bcf
PITTSBURGH, Jan 04, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc.'s (NYSE: CNX) Board of Directors has approved a 2010 Capital Budget of $1.0 billion. Included in the budget is $400 million for CNX Gas Corporation (NYSE: CXG), which was approved separately by its Board of Directors. J. Brett Harvey, chief executive officer of CONSOL Energy and chairman and CEO of CNX Gas Corporation said, "CONSOL Energy's 2010 Capital Budget of $1.0 billion achieves the goals of improving the ef... 
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