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===Focusing on natural gas and coal exports===
On October 28, 2013, Consol Energy said it was selling five of its longwall coal mines — about half of its production capacity — to focus instead on natural gas and on mines that produce coal for export. The five mines are being sold to the privately held Murray Energy, and are worth $3.5 billion to $4.4 billion. Consol said it would receive $850 million in cash and $184 million in value from future payments, and Murray would take on $2.4 billion in liabilities, including worker pensions. Consol is planning to increase its natural gas production by 30 percent a year for the next three years, and in the next 10 years will invest $14 billion in developing the Marcellus Shale field in West Virginia and nearly $8 billion in the Marcellus Shale field in Pennsylvania, along with $2.5 billion in Pennsylvania coal mines that it is retaining.<ref>Matthew Wald, [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/29/business/energy-environment/consol-energy-to-sell-5-coal-mines.html?ref=energy-environment&_r=0 "Consol to Sell 5 Coal Mines To Murray,"] NY Times, Oct 28, 2013.</ref>
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