Rule 424(b)(3)
                                                              File No. 333-83497


PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 3, DATED NOVEMBER 15, 2001
(To Prospectus dated August 20, 1999
and Prospectus Supplement dated October 14, 1999)

NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY

(Medium-Term Notes, Series E)

Trade Date:  November 15, 2001

Principal Amount:  $150,000,000

Price to Public:  99.943%

Issue Date:  November 20, 2001 (the Notes will bear interest from November 20,
             2001)

Maturity Date:  November 21, 2011

Interest Rate:  6.70%

Interest Payment Dates:  May 1 and November 1, commencing May 1, 2002

Proceeds to National:  $148,977,000

Redemption Terms:  Non-redeemable

Repayable at the option of holder:  Yes     No X
                                       ----   ---

         Repayment Date:       N/A

         Repayment Price:      N/A

         Election Period:      N/A

         Other Terms:          N/A





                                  UNDERWRITING

          The purchasers named below ("Purchasers") have severally agreed,
subject to the terms and conditions of a Terms Agreement, dated November 15,
2001 ("Terms Agreement"), to purchase from National the principal amount of
Notes set forth opposite their respective names.

          Purchaser                                   Principal Amount
          ---------                                   ----------------

          Goldman, Sachs & Co.                        $ 95,000,000
          McDonald Investments Inc.,
            a KeyCorp Company                         $ 30,000,000
          ABN AMRO Incorporated                       $ 25,000,000
                                                      ------------

                            Total                     $150,000,000
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          Under the terms and conditions of the Terms Agreement, National has
agreed that from the date of this Pricing Supplement through the Issue Date set
forth above, it will not offer for sale, issue or sell, or enter into any
agreement to offer for sale, issue or sell, any debt securities of National
having terms substantially similar to those of the Notes.


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