Coal production begins.

Consolidation Coal Company begins river operations at docks in Elizabeth, Pa.

The company becomes largest bituminous coal producer in the United States, a distinction it retains today.

Consolidation Coal Company establishes the first independent research and development facility
dedicated to the extraction and production of coal.

The extraction of coal-bed methane prior to mining begins in order to enhance the safety and productivity of mining operations.

The company opens the largest underground coal mine complex in the world, Bailey, Pa.

Construction of the only marine terminal on the East Coast served by two railroads is completed. The company’s Baltimore Terminal can store more than 1.1 million tons of coal on site, allowing it to export coal overseas.

DuPont Energy and RWE A.G. acquire Consolidation Coal and change the company’s name to CONSOL Energy Inc.

After years of ownership by outside organizations such as Conoco, DuPont and RWE A.G, CONSOL Energy begins trading on the NYSE under the symbol CNX with the public offering of 20.6 million shares of its total 80.3 million shares.

The company announces a joint venture with Allegheny Energy to construct an 88-megawatt,
coalbed-methane-fueled electricity generating facility in southwestern Virginia.

CONSOL Energy receives the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s “Climate Protection Award."

CNX Marine Terminal Inc. begins operation as a break bulk and general cargo and warehouse provider
at Baltimore facilities.

The company wins the first of its National Awards for Excellence in Surface Mining given by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining for its innovative reclamation practices.  The
distinction was also received in 2003 and 2004.

CONSOL Energy is named one of “America’s most admired companies” by Forbes Magazine.

CNX Gas is formed to focus on natural gas exploration, development, production and gathering
in the Appalachian Basin of the United States.

The company became the largest river operator along the Monongahela with the purchase
of Mon River Towing, bringing the river fleet to 18 towboats and more than 650 barges.

In conjunction with the U.S. Dept. of Energy, a new, retrofit emissions control technology system is being demonstrated by CONSOL’s Research and Development team at the coal-fired, electricity generating AES Greenidge station in New York.

CONSOL Energy had a record year for safety in 2007, with an overall incident rate of 2.59 per 200,000 exposure hours. Mon River Towing, a subsidiary of CONSOL Energy, recorded over 1,000,000 exposure hours without a lost-time accident and Robinson Run Mine in Harrison County (WV) received the 2007 Barton B. Lay, Jr. Milestones of Safety Award.

CONSOL Energy purchased the naming rights to the new arena for the Pittsburgh (Pa.) Penguins. CONSOL Energy Center is expected to open its doors in 2010.

As the result of a $3.475 billion agreement to acquire Dominion’s E&P business, CONSOL Energy will be the largest, and among the fastest growing and lowest cost, producers of natural gas in the Appalachian Basin. In addition, CONSOL will have the leading position in the strategic Marcellus Shale fairway by tripling development assets to approximately 750,000 acres.