Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
LYONS WILLIAM J
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CONSOL Energy Inc [CNX] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Exec. VP & C.F.O.
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1000 CONSOL ENERGY DRIVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/16/2012
(Street)

CANONSBURG, PA 15317		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common shares, $0.01 par value per share 02/16/2012   F   1,229 (1) D $ 37.42 93,759 D  
Common shares, $0.01 par value per share 02/16/2012   A   21,606 (2) A $ 0 115,365 D  
Common shares, $0.01 par value per share 02/16/2012   F   7,759 (3) D $ 37.42 107,606 (4) D  
Common shares, $0.01 par value per share               10,251 (5) I By 401 (k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 45.05 02/16/2012   A   24,327   02/16/2012 06/15/2020 Common shares, $0.01 par value per share 24,327 $ 0 24,327 (6) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
LYONS WILLIAM J
1000 CONSOL ENERGY DRIVE
CANONSBURG, PA 15317		       Exec. VP & C.F.O.  

Signatures

 /s/ William J. Lyons by Stephanie Gill, his attorney-in-fact   02/21/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents shares withheld to satisfy the reporting person's tax liability resulting from the vesting of restricted stock units previously granted to him.
(2) Represents the vesting and settlement of performance share units previously granted to the reporting person under the Long Term Incentive Program for the 2009-2011 performance period.
(3) Represents shares withheld to satisfy the reporting person's tax liability resulting from the vesting and settlement of performance share units previously reported herein.
(4) Of the 107,606 shares owned directly, 44,383 are restricted stock units and deferred shares (including dividend equivalent rights).
(5) This number includes 521 shares aquired by the reporting person's 401 (k) account since November 29, 2011.
(6) On June 15, 2010, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase up to 97,309 shares of common stock. The option generally vests in four annual installments based on the Issuer's achievment of certain performance criteria for each of the fiscal years ending December 31, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. The performance criteria for 2011 were met, resulting in vesting of the option as to 24,327 shares. The total number of options vested since the grant date are 48,654.

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