PITTSBURGH, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CNX Gas Corporation (NYSE:CXG) announced today that its registration statement on Form S-1, providing for the resale by the selling stockholders named therein of the CNX Gas common stock sold by the Company in a private placement in August 2005, has been declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The registration statement covers 27,936,667 shares of CNX Gas common stock. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051213/CNXLOGO) The shares of CNX Gas common stock covered by the registration statement have been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange, under the symbol "CXG." CNX Gas shares are scheduled to begin trading on the NYSE at 9:30 a.m., tomorrow, January 19, 2006. A copy of the prospectus that is part of the registration statement may be obtained from Dan Zajdel, Director-Investor and Public Relations, CNX Gas Corporation, 4000 Brownsville Road, South, Park, PA 15129. CNX Gas Corporation is an independent natural gas exploration, development and production company operating in the Appalachian Basin of the United States. Contact: Dan Zajdel, Director-Investor and Public Relations (412) 854-6719 Email: First Call Analyst: FCMN Contact: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051213/CNXLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: CNX Gas Corporation CONTACT: Dan Zajdel, Director-Investor and Public Relations of CNX Gas Corporation, +1-412-854-6719, or Web site: http://www.cnxgas.com/

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