PITTSBURGH, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE:CNX) announces the following Webcast:

    What: CONSOL Energy Third Quarter 2006 Results

    When: Thursday, October 26, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time

    Where: http://www.consolenergy.com

    How: Live over the Internet -- Choose the Investor Information tab on
    CONSOL Energy's homepage and log on to the webcast

    CONSOL Energy Contacts: Thomas F. Hoffman, VP External Affairs,
    (412) 831-4060 or Charles E. Mazur, Jr., Director Investor Relations,
    (412) 831-4340

If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived at http://www.consolenergy.com

CONSOL Energy Inc., a member of the Standard & Poors 500 equity index, has annual revenues of $3.8 billion. The company was named one of America's most admired companies in 2005 by Fortune magazine. It received the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining National Award for Excellence in Surface Mining for the company's innovative reclamation practices in 2002 and 2003. Also in 2003, the company was listed in Information Week magazine's "Information Week 500" list for its information technology operations. In 2002, the company received a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Climate Protection Award. Additional information about the company can be found at its web site: http://www.consolenergy.com.

Source: CONSOL Energy Inc.