Consolidated Natural Gas Issues Statement

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Consolidated Natural Gas Issues Statement
    PITTSBURGH, April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Responding to a commentary today by a
financial analyst, Consolidated Natural Gas Company (NYSE: CNG) said it has
not expressed any opinions for or against a proposal received April 18 from
Columbia Energy Group.  As was said previously, CNG is reviewing the Columbia
proposal.
    It should be noted that CNG has a definitive merger agreement with
Dominion Resources, Inc.
    Consolidated Natural Gas Company 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 oil and
natural gas in the United States and Canada.  The company also selectively
participates in energy businesses abroad.

    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:
http://www.cng.com. For faxing, call 1-800-758-5804 on a touch-tone phone and enter
CNG's extension number, 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. This line is toll-free.
    This press release contains forward-looking statements. The company wishes
to caution readers that the assumptions which form the basis for forward-
looking statements with respect to or that may impact earnings for fiscal
1999, and thereafter, include many factors that are beyond the company's
ability to control or estimate precisely, such as estimates of future market
conditions and the behavior of other market participants. Other factors
include, but are not limited to, weather conditions, economic conditions in
the company's service territory, fluctuations in energy-related commodity
prices, conversion activity, other marketing efforts and other uncertainties.
SOURCE Consolidated Natural Gas Company
http://www.cng.com
CONTACT:
Chet Wade of CNG, 412-690-1361