CONSOL Energy Inc.: Update to credit considerations
Our credit view of this issuer reflects its low cost mining operations, offset by its secular decline in demand for thermal coal in the United States.CONSOL Energy is a producer of bituminous coal, focused on the extraction and preparation of coal in the Appalachian Basin. The company's primary businesses consist of its: Pennsylvania Mining Complex; CONSOL Coal Resources LP (CCR or Partnership) Ownership, in which the company owns directly or indirectly, through CCR's general partner, an interest in the partnership; CONSOL Marine Terminal, in which through its subsidiary, CONSOL Marine Terminals LLC, the company provides coal export terminal services through the Port of Baltimore; and Greenfield Reserves, in which the company has ownership of undeveloped coal reserves located in the Northern Appalachian Basin, the Central Appalachian Basin, and the Illinois Basin.
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