UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
                                  BEFORE THE
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549


____________________________________________

IN THE MATTER OF:

NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
EMPIRE EXPLORATION, INC.
NATIONAL FUEL GAS SUPPLY CORPORATION                 NINTH CERTIFICATE
SENECA RESOURCES CORPORATION                         PURSUANT TO RULE 24
NATIONAL FUEL GAS DISTRIBUTION
  CORPORATION
PENN-YORK ENERGY CORPORATION

File No. 70-7210
(Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935)
____________________________________________


              This is to certify that, pursuant to Rule 24 under the Public 
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 as amended ("Act"), transactions proposed 
by National Fuel Gas Company ("National"), Empire Exploration, Inc. ("Empire"), 
National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation ("Supply Corporation" or "NFGSC"), Seneca 
Resources Corporation ("Seneca" or "SRC"), National Fuel Gas Distribution 
Corporation ("Distribution" or "NFGDC"), and Penn-York Energy Corporation 
("Penn-York") in Part B of Item 1 in the joint application-declaration in File 
No. 70-7210, have been carried out during 1994 in accordance with the terms and 
conditions of and for the purposes represented by the joint 
application-declaration, and pursuant to the Order of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission ("Commission") with respect thereto dated June 9, 1986 
(HCAR No. 24122).  Please note that, effective July 1, 1994, pursuant to an 
Order of the Commission issued in File No. 70-8135, Penn-York was merged into 
Supply Corporation and Supply Corporation is the surviving entity (HCAR No. 
35-25997 dated March 4, 1994).  In addition, effective July 1, 1994, pursuant 
to an Order of the Commission issued in File No. 70-8385, Empire was merged 
into Seneca and Seneca is the surviving corporation (HCAR No. 35-26036 dated 
April 26, 1994).  Such transactions in 1994 were as follows:


                                       Brief Description
Date of Instrument     To and From     of Transaction            Consideration

February 1, 1994       SRC/NFGSC       R/W Agrt.                     $1.00
                                       TM-170, R/W 2A
                                       Paint Twp., Clarion Co.


                                     - 2 -


February 11, 1994      NFGSC/NFGDC     R/W Agrt.                     $1.00
                                       Line H, R/W 35A
                                       City of Oil City & Twp. of
                                       Cranberry, Venango Co.

March 11, 1994         SRC/NFGSC       R/W Agrt.                     $1.00
                                       8" Line S-21, R/W #4,
                                       Hamilton Twp., McKean Co.

March 15, 1994         SRC/NFGSC       Roadway Agrt.                 $1.00
                                       Line M, R/W 13A
                                       Rockland Twp., Venango Co.

March 30, 1994         SRC/NFGSC       R/W Agrt.                     $1.00
                                       TM-170, R/W 5A
                                       Paint Twp., Clarion Co.

June 13, 1994          SRC/NFGSC       R/W Agrt.                     $1.00
                                       Line H-56, R/W 1A
                                       SRC Title X-57
                                       Ashland Twp., Clarion Co.

June 27, 1994          NFGSC/SRC       Deed                      $5,000.00
                                       LF-3 (X-2694) 1/9 int. x
                                       209 ac.
                                       Leidy Twp., Clinton Co.

              The "past tense" opinion of counsel, required by the Act to be 
filed as an exhibit to the joint application-declaration, will be filed in 
1997, at the conclusion of the authority conferred by the above-referenced 
Order.

              IN WITNESS WHEREOF, National, Supply Corporation, Seneca and 
Distribution have caused this Certificate to be executed this 2nd day of 
February, 1995.


                                       NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY


                                       By:/s/ Richard M. DiValerio______
                                          Richard M. DiValerio, Secretary


                                       NATIONAL FUEL GAS SUPPLY CORPORATION


                                       By:/s/ Richard M. DiValerio______
                                          Richard M. DiValerio, Secretary



                                      3 -


                                       SENECA RESOURCES CORPORATION


                                       By:/s/ Philip C. Ackerman________
                                          Philip C. Ackerman, President


                                       NATIONAL FUEL GAS DISTRIBUTION
                                       CORPORATION


                                       By:/s/ David F. Smith____________
                                          David F. Smith, Secretary



































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