Gas News Release

January 3, 2000

Consolidated Natural Gas Company Makes Smooth Transition to Year 2000  

PITTSBURGH  -- Consolidated Natural Gas Company is open for business as usual today with all of its critical financial and natural gas delivery systems in full operation.

“Our hard work and dedication paid off with a smooth transition into 2000,” said George A. Davidson, Jr., CNG chairman and chief executive officer. “We kept our customers supplied, our storage and pipeline systems operating, our natural gas and oil production flowing and our financial and billing systems functioning without missing a beat.”

CNG will have spent about $12.5 million on preparations for the year 2000.

CNG is one of the nation’s largest producers, transporters, distributors and retail marketers of natural gas. The company’s natural gas transmission and distribution operations serve customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, New York and other states in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. CNG explores for and produces natural gas and oil in the United States and Canada.

The Year 2000 statements made in this news release are intended to serve as Year 2000 Readiness Disclosures within the meaning of the Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Act.

CNG's recent news releases are available 24 hours a day on the Internet, by fax machine, or by voice recording. On the Internet, use CNG's Web site: www.cng.com. For faxing, call 1-800-758-5804 on a touch-tone phone and enter CNG's company extension, which is 203456. From a menu, you will then be able to select releases that will be faxed to you immediately without charge. For voice recordings, call 1-888-CNG-NEWS (1-888-264-6397). This line is toll-free.

For further information contact:
Dan Donovan
412-690-1370