Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Paula M. Ciprich, Sarah J. Mugel, Michael W. Reville
and James P. Baetzhold, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

(1) prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's
behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC") a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other documents
necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the
undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required
by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or
regulation of the SEC;

(2) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer and/or director of National Fuel Gas Company
(the "Company"),Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder, and any other
forms or reports the undersigned may be required to file in connection
with the undersigned's ownership, acquisition, or disposition of
securities of the Company;

(3) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
Form 3, 4, or 5, or other form or report, and timely file such form or
report with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the
undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such
attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power
of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of
the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present,
with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorney-in fact, or such attorney-in-fact's
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of
the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any
of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with the Securities
Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5
with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this
Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 4th day of July, 2018.


Signature: /s/ Steven C. Finch

Name: Steven C. Finch