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FOURTH AMENDMENT TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT


This FOURTH AMENDMENT
TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Amendment"), dated as of April 30, 2020 (the "Fourth Amendment
Effective Date"), is by and among CARBON APPALACHIA ENTERPRISES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("CAE"),
and NYTIS EXPLORATION (USA) INC., a Delaware corporation ("Nytis USA", and together with CAE, collectively,
"Borrowers", and each, individually, a "Borrower"), each of the Subsidiaries party hereto (collectively,
the "Guarantors" and each a "Guarantor"), PROSPERITY BANK (successor by merger to LegacyTexas
Bank), as the Administrative Agent (the "Administrative Agent"), and the Lenders party hereto.


WHEREAS, Borrowers,
the financial institutions from time to time party thereto (the "Lenders"), and Administrative Agent are parties
to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 31, 2018 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement");


WHEREAS, Borrowers
have requested Administrative Agent and the Lenders to agree to amend the Credit Agreement as hereinafter provided, and, subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, Administrative Agent and the Lenders are willing to agree to such amendments, all
as hereinafter provided; and


WHEREAS, Borrowers,
the Guarantors, the Lenders and Administrative Agent acknowledge that the terms of this Amendment constitute an amendment and modification
of, and not a novation of, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.


NOW, THEREFORE,
for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:


SECTION 1.         Definitions. Unless otherwise defined in this Amendment, capitalized terms used in this Amendment that are defined
in the Credit Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.


SECTION 2.         Amendments to Credit Agreement. Subject to satisfaction of the conditions to effectiveness set forth in Section 3
of this Amendment, the parties hereto agree as follows:


(a)               
Amendment to Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement. The following definition in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement
is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:


     "Monthly
Reduction Date" means each of February 28, 2020, March 31, 2020, May 31, 2020, and June 1, 2020 and any other date or
dates established by the Administrative Agent and the Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to Section 2.9.


(b)               
Addition to Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement. The following definition is hereby added to Section 1.1 of the Credit
Agreement in appropriate alphabetical order to read in its entirety as follows:


     "Fourth Amendment Effective Date" means
April 30, 2020.


 


(c)               
Amendment to Section 2.9(h) of the Credit Agreement. Section 2.9(h) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety to read as follows:


 





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(h)       Borrowing
Base Reduction. At the time of any periodic or special redetermination of the Borrowing Base, the Revolving Credit Lenders
reserve the right to establish the Monthly Reduction Amount. The Revolving Credit Lenders' determination of the Monthly Reduction
Amount shall be made in accordance with the standards specified in Section 2.9 and the procedures specified in Section 2.9(d).
On each Monthly Reduction Date, the Borrowing Base shall automatically be reduced by the corresponding Monthly Reduction Amount.
As of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, the Monthly Reduction Amount will be set as follows for each Monthly Reduction Date:


	Monthly Reduction Date	Monthly Reduction Amount
	February 28, 2020	$1,000,000
	March 31, 2020	$1,000,000
	May 31, 2020	$2,000,000
	June 1, 2020	$2,000,000


 


If the total
Aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of the Revolving Credit Lenders shall exceed the Borrowing Base solely because of the reduction
of the Borrowing Base by the Monthly Reduction Amount, Borrower shall, on or prior to the date of such occurrence, make a single
lump sum payment in an amount sufficient to reduce the total Aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of the Revolving Credit Lenders
to or below the Borrowing Base.


SECTION 3.         
Conditions of Effectiveness. The amendments set forth in Section 2 of this Amendment, as well as any
other terms and conditions set forth herein, shall be effective as of Fourth Amendment Effective Date, provided that Administrative
Agent shall have received each of the following:


(a)               
a counterpart of this Amendment executed by Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Lenders;


(b)               
payment of all fees and expenses required to be paid pursuant to this Amendment, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan
Documents; and


(c)               
such other certificates, documents, consents or instruments as Administrative Agent may reasonably require.


SECTION 4.         Acknowledgment
and Ratification. As a material inducement to Administrative Agent and the Lenders to execute and deliver this Amendment,
each of Borrowers and each of the Guarantors acknowledges and agrees that (a) the execution, delivery, and performance of this
Amendment shall, except as expressly provided herein, in no way release, diminish, impair, reduce, or otherwise affect the obligations
of such Person under the Loan Documents to which such Person is a party, (b) acknowledges and agrees that each Loan Document
to which such Person is a party shall remain in full force and effect and shall each continue to be the legal, valid and binding
obligations of such Person enforceable against such Person in accordance with its terms, and (c) acknowledges and agrees
that it has no claims or offsets against, or defenses or counterclaims to, any of the Loan Documents.


SECTION 5.         
Representations and Warranties. Before and after giving effect to this Amendment, the Borrowers hereby confirm
that (a) the representations and warranties of each Borrower and each other Obligated Party contained in the Credit Agreement
and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent such representations and warranties
are qualified by materiality, in which case they shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Fourth Amendment Effective
Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall
be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent such representations and warranties are qualified by materiality,
in which case they shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date, and (b) no Default or Event of Default
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SECTION 6.         
Administrative Agent and the Lenders Make No Representations or Warranties. By execution of this Amendment, neither
Administrative Agent nor any Lender (a) makes any representation or warranty or assumes any responsibility with respect to
any statements, warranties, or representations made in or in connection with the Loan Documents or the execution, legality, validity,
enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency, or value of this Amendment, the Credit Agreement, the Loan Documents or any other instrument
or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto, or (b) makes any representation or warranty or assumes any responsibility
with respect to the financial condition of any Borrower, any Guarantor or any other Person or the performance or observance by
such Persons of any of their obligations under the Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto.


SECTION
7.          Effect
of Amendment. This Amendment (a) except as expressly provided herein, shall not be deemed to be a consent to the
modification or waiver of any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any of the
instruments or agreements referred to therein, (b) except as expressly provided herein, shall not prejudice any right or
rights which Administrative Agent or the Lenders may now or hereafter have under or in connection with the Credit Agreement
or any other Loan Document, including, without limitation, the right to accelerate the Obligations, institute foreclosure
proceedings, exercise their respective rights under the UCC or other applicable Law, and/or institute collection proceedings
against any Borrower, any Guarantor, or any other Obligated Party, to the extent provided therein or by Law, and (c) shall
not be deemed to be a waiver of any existing or future Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement or any other
Loan Document.


SECTION 8.         
Miscellaneous. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Texas.
The captions in this Amendment are for convenience of reference only and shall not define or limit the provisions hereof. This
Amendment may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all
of which together shall constitute one instrument. In proving this Amendment, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for
more than one such counterpart. This Amendment, and any documents required or requested to be delivered pursuant to Section 3
hereof, may be delivered by telecopy or pdf transmission of the relevant signature pages hereof and thereof, as applicable.


SECTION 9.         
NOTICE OF FINAL AGREEMENT. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES
RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND THEREOF AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT
ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as
of the date and year first above written.





	 	BORROWERS:
	 	 
	 	CARBON APPALACHIA ENTERPRISES, LLC
	 	 
	 	By: 	/s/ Patrick R.
McDonald
	 	 	Patrick R.
McDonald
	 	 	President 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	NYTIS EXPLORATION (USA) INC.
	 	 	
	 	By:	/s/ Patrick R.
McDonald
	 	 	Patrick R.
McDonald
	 	 	President
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	GUARANTORS:
	 	 
	 	APPALACHIA GAS SERVICES, LLC
	 	CARBON APPALACHIA GROUP, LLC
	 	CARBON APPALACHIAN COMPANY, LLC
	 	CARBON TENNESSEE MINING COMPANY, LLC
	 	CARBON WEST VIRGINIA COMPANY LLC
	 	CRANBERRY PIPELINE CORPORATION
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Patrick R. McDonald
	 	 	Patrick R. McDonald
	 	 	President of each of the entities set forth above
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	COALFIELD PIPELINE COMPANY
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Patrick R. McDonald
	 	 	Patrick R. McDonald
	 	 	President & CEO



 


 





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	 	GUARANTORS:
	 	 
	 	KNOX ENERGY, LLC
	 	 
	 	By: 	Carbon Appalachia Enterprises, LLC, its sole
Member
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Patrick R. McDonald
	 	 	Patrick R. McDonald
	 	 	President
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	NYTIS EXPLORATION COMPANY LLC
	 	 	 
	 	By:	Nytis Exploration (USA) Inc., its sole Manager
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Patrick R.
McDonald
	 	 	Patrick R.
McDonald
	 	 	President
	 	 	 



 


 


 





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	 	ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
	 	 
	 	PROSPERITY BANK 
	 	 
	 	By: 	/s/ Michael Dombroski
	 	 	Michael Dombroski
	 	 	Managing Director
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	LENDER:
	 	 
	 	PROSPERITY BANK
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Michael Dombroski
	 	 	Michael Dombroski
	 	 	Managing Director






 


 





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	 	LENDERS:
	 	 
	 	EAST WEST BANK
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Kaylan Hopson
	 	Name:	Kaylan Hopson
	 	Title:	First Vice President











 


 


 





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	 	LENDERS:
	 	 
	 	SIMMONS BANK, an Arkansas Chartered Bank
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Zachary Holly
	 	Name:	Zachary Holly
	 	Title:	Vice President



 


 


 


 


 


 





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	 	LENDERS:
	 	 
	 	CIT BANK, N.A.
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Sean M. Murphy
	 	Name:	Sean M. Murphy
	 	Title:	Managing Director



 


 


 





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