Article: CONSOL Energy to Buy Coalbed Methane Gas Properties.

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) has agreed to purchase certain southwestern Virginia natural gas production and pipeline properties from MCN Energy Group Inc. (NYSE: MCN) for approximately $169 million in cash.

The assets CONSOL Energy will purchase include Buchanan Production Company (BPC), MCNIC Oakwood Gathering Inc. (OGI), and an MCN subsidiary that owns a 50 percent interest in Cardinal States Gathering Company (CSGC). The transaction is subject to Hart-Scott-Rodino antitrust review.

"This acquisition is part of our strategy to strengthen CONSOL Energy's position as a low-cost provider of delivered Btu's to our ...

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