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(CNX GAS LOGO)
    
    CNX Gas Corporation
5 Penn Center West, Suite 401 Pittsburgh, PA 15276-0102phone:
    
    412/298-4973fax:
    
    412/200-6782e-mail:
    
    kurtsalvatori@cnxgas.comweb:
    
    www.cnxgas.comJune 18, 2007
    
    Kurt SalvatoriDirector  Human Resources




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Sincerely/S/ Kurt R. SalvatoriKurt R. Salvatori Agreed to this 18th day of June, 2007./S/ DeAnn CraigDeAnn Craig




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CONFIDENTIAL
Date: June 18, 2007
 PROPOSED TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
  Position
    
    Senior Vice President  Asset AssessmentJob Grade
    
    106Base Salary
    
    Your initial base salary will be
$250,000 per year. The base salary for
this position must be approved by the
Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors. Typically, base salaries for
executive officers are reviewed in
April of each year. Your base salary is
subject to change as determined by the
Compensation Committee.Annual Short Term Incentive
Compensation Opportunity
(Bonus)
    
    You will be eligible to participate in
the Companys Short Term Incentive Plan
for 2007. Your bonus opportunity for
2007 will be targeted at 60% of your
base salary for achievement of 100% of
the corporate and individual
performance criteria established by the
Compensation Committee and the CEO.
Even though your start date will be
August 1st, you will be
eligible for a full year bonus payment
for 2007.Long Term Incentive Compensation
    
    You will be eligible to participate in
the Companys Long-Term Incentive
Compensation Program for the
performance period from your date of
hire to December 31, 2009. Your award
will have a grant date value of 100% of
your base salary, or $250,000. The
number of performance share units you
receive under the program will be equal
to $250,000 divided by the average
closing price of a share of CXG stock
on the NYSE for the ten trading days
ending on your date of hire.Signing Bonus
    
    $75,000, split between cash in the
amount of $20,000 and performance share
units in the amount of $55,000.Current Employer Reimbursable 
Costs
    
    CNX Gas will reimburse you for monies
that you actually owe to Chevron due to
the fact that you will be leaving
earlier than expected up to $150,000.
It is our intention to keep you whole
from an income tax standpoint. If
possible CNX Gas will deal directly
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Chevron on this matter, thereby avoiding a tax
event for yourself, if however that is not possible
we will gross-up the payment we make to you.Change of Control Agreement
    
    You will be eligible for a standard change of
control agreement, with a 2x multiplier.Vacation
    
    You are entitled to five weeks of vacation per year.Investment (401(k)) Plan
    
    As an employee of CNX Gas, you will be eligible to
participate in the CONSOL Energy Investment Plan.
Under that Plan, CNX Gas will match your
contributions to the Plan up to 6% of your base
salary. In addition, CNX Gas will contribute 3% of
your base salary to the Plan, for which no
contribution on your part is required. These
contributions will be subject to IRS compensation
limits.Health and Welfare Benefits
    
    You will be eligible for the same health and
welfare benefits to which all similarly situated
employees are entitled.Relocation
    
    You will be entitled to the current employee
relocation package offered by CNX Gas.Start Date
    
    We look forward to you starting employment with us
on or about August 1, 2007. You will be an
executive officer of CNX Gas. As such, be aware
that all compensation paid to you will be publicly
disclosed. Further, you will be subject to certain
restrictions on your ability to purchase and sell
CNX Gas common stock.Physical Examination
    
    Pursuant to Company policy, your employment is
conditioned upon a physical examination, including
a drug test, and a background check. We would like
to schedule a physical at your earliest
convenience.No Employment Agreement;
Compensation and Benefits
Subject to Change
    
    These terms of employment do not create any right
to continued employment. You will not have an
employment agreement. The compensation and
benefits described in these terms of employment are
subject to change in accordance with the
prerogatives of the Compensation Committee and the
terms of the applicable benefit plans and programs.




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