Consolidated Natural Gas 10-Q 2005 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, each of the undersigned officers of Consolidated Natural Gas Company (the Company), certify that:

1. the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 (the "Report") of the Company to which this certification is an exhibit fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)).
2. the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of June 30, 2005 and for the period then ended. 

    /s/ Thos E. Capps                                      
Thos. E. Capps
Chief Executive Officer
August 3, 2005

    /s/ Thomas N. Chewning                            
Thomas N. Chewning
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
August 3, 2005