UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
         BEFORE THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       WASHINGTON, D.C.



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IN THE MATTER OF
NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY                      CERTIFICATE
FILE NO. 70-8109                               PURSUANT TO
                                               RULE 24

(Public Utility Holding Company
Act of 1935)
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          This is to certify, pursuant to Rule 24 under the 
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended, that 
the transactions referred to below have been carried out in 
accordance with the terms and conditions of and for the 
purposes represented by the Declaration, as amended, of 
National Fuel Gas Company ("National"), in the above file, and 
pursuant to the Order dated March 5, 1993 of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission with respect thereto.

          On June 9, 1994, the Compensation Committee of the 
Board of Directors of National awarded stock options pertaining 
to 272,000 shares, and accompanying stock appreciation rights 
("SAR's") pertaining to 132,500 shares, of National's common 
stock pursuant to the National Fuel Gas Company 1993 Award and 
Option Plan ("Plan") to the following 39 individuals:

 Name             Number of options granted

B. J. Kennedy              45,000 *
P. C. Ackerman             27,500 *
R. Hare                    27,500 *
W. J. Hill                 32,500 *
J. P. Pawlowski            10,000
G. T. Wehrlin              10,000
J. A. Beck                  5,000
R. R. Davis                 5,000
S. D. Holbrook              7,500
R. J. Kreppel               5,000
J. R. Pustulka             10,000
W. A. Ross                  5,000
R. J. Tanski                7,500
P. A. Turek                 5,000
R. W. Wilcox                7,500
C. M. Carlotti              5,000
A. M. Cellino              10,000
R. E. Klein                 5,000
J. F. Kronenwetter          5,000
J. D. Ramsdell              7,500
S. Wagner                   5,000
R. J. Wright                7,500
R. G. Butterson             1,000
C. L. Donelson              1,000
L. A. Giermek               1,000
R. J. Grabowski             1,000
B. D. Heine                 1,000
M. P. Kasprzak              1,000
R. C. Kraemer               1,000
C. W. Lee                   1,000
R. G. Leone                 1,000
J. J. Loesch                1,000
G. C. Reming                1,000
D. W. Reynolds              1,000
T. R. Roseler               1,000
D. P. Rynkowski             1,000
J. H. Samonsky              1,000
J. S. Smyczynski            1,000
J. Solomon                  1,000



*  Was also awarded an equal number of accompanying SAR's.


          In witness WHEREOF, National has caused this 
certificate to be executed this 5th day of July.



                                By   /s/ Richard M. DiValerio
                                    Richard M. DiValerio
                                         Secretary