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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000070145-00-000038
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	35-CERT
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
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FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000070145
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 [4924
]		IRS NUMBER:				131086010
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NJ
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930
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			FORM TYPE:		35-CERT
			SEC ACT:		
			SEC FILE NUMBER:	070-08649
			FILM NUMBER:		711903
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			BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
				STREET 1:		10 LAFAYETTE SQ
				CITY:			BUFFALO
				STATE:			NY
				ZIP:			14203
				BUSINESS PHONE:		7168576980
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					STREET 1:		10 LAFAYETTE SQ
					STREET 2:		10 LAFAYETTE SQ
					CITY:			BUFFALO
					STATE:			NY
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<TEXT>


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
       Before the
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

- --------------------------------------------

In the Matter of
                                                         TWENTIETH
NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY                                CERTIFICATE
HORIZON ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, INC.                         PURSUANT TO
                                                         RULE 24

File No. 70-8649
(Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935)

- --------------------------------------------


         THIS IS TO  CERTIFY,  pursuant to Rule 24,  that  certain  transactions
proposed by National Fuel Gas Company  ("National") and its subsidiary,  Horizon
Energy Development, Inc. ("Horizon") in its Application-Declaration on Form U-1,
as amended  (File No.  70-8649),  have been carried out in  accordance  with the
terms and  conditions  of said  Application-Declaration  and the Order (HCAR No.
35-26364,  dated August 29, 1995) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") with respect thereto,  and that the following  information for the
quarter ended June 30, 2000 is herein provided:

         1a)  Horizon's  balance  sheet  at June  30,  2000 is  attached  as
              Exhibit 1.

         1b)  National's  balance  sheet at June  30,  2000 is  included  in
              National's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000 which
              was  filed  with the  Commission  on  August  14,  2000 and is
              incorporated herein by reference.

         2a)  Horizon's  income statement for the quarter ended June 30, 2000 is
              attached as Exhibit 2.

         2b)  National's  income  statement  for the quarter  ended June 30,
              2000 is included in National's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
              June 30, 2000,  which was filed with the  Commission on August
              14, 2000 and is incorporated herein by reference.


<PAGE>


         3)   Recourse  and  non-recourse  debt  securities  issued to third
              parties by  Intermediate  Companies  during the quarter  ended
              June 30, 2000.

              None.

         4)   A general  description of the activities of the Applicants for
              the quarter ended June 30, 2000,  and of the projects in which
              they or their subsidiary companies have an ownership interest:

         The  Project  Activities  (as such  term is  defined  in the  aforesaid
         Application-Declaration) that National and Horizon, and subsidiaries of
         Horizon,  were engaged in pursuant to File No. 70-8649,  as of June 30,
         2000, are as follows:

         Horizon, through its wholly owned indirect subsidiaries, Horizon Energy
         Holdings, Inc. and Horizon Energy Development, B. V. (HEDBV), continues
         to own 100% of the capital stock of each of Horizon Energy  Development
         s.r.o.  ("HED")  and  Power  Development  s.r.o.  ("PD").  PD  in  turn
         continues to own 100% of the capital  stock of Telplarna  Kromeriz a.s.
         ("TK").  These  entities  continue to engage in power  development  and
         related activities in the Czech Republic and eastern Europe.

         The only  material  asset  of HED,  PD and TK is the  district  heating
         system of TK, which sells steam heat to its  residential and commercial
         customers  in the city of  Kromeriz,  Czech  Republic.  TK continues to
         investigate   ways  to  convert  the   existing   steam  plant  into  a
         cogeneration  facility,  or  otherwise to generate  electricity  at the
         site.

         As of June 30, 2000, HEDBV owned approximately 86% of the capital stock
         of  Prvni  Severozapadni   Teplarenska,   a.s.  (PSZT).  As  previously
         reported,  PSZT is the surviving  entity  resulting  from the merger of
         PSZT and Severoceske Teplarny, a.s. (SCT). Both PSZT and SCT, directly,
         and through  subsidiaries  produced heat and power.  PSZT  continues to
         carry on those  operations  and  distribute  heat  and  sells  power at
         wholesale in the northern part of the Czech Republic.

         HEDBV,  as a  shareholder  of SCT,  had  received  dividends  from  its
         investment  in the SCT shares.  HEDBV,  as a shareholder  of PSZT,  has
         received,  and expects to receive,  in the future,  dividends  from its
         investment in PSZT shares.

         The aggregate  investment of National and its  subsidiaries in electric
         wholesale  generators and foreign utility companies does not exceed the
         limits set forth in the Commission's Rule 53.


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5)       Information  on  intercompany  service  transactions  (including  those
         provided at cost and at market rates) involving affiliated Intermediate
         Companies during the quarter ended June 30, 2000:

         Neither  Horizon  nor  National  engaged  in any  intercompany  service
         transactions with affiliated Intermediate Companies.



August 28, 2000                      NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY



                                     By:  /s/ P. C. Ackerman
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        P. C. Ackerman
                                        President






                                     HORIZON ENERGY DEVELOPMENT,
                                     INC.



                                     By:  /s/ R. J. Tanski
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        R. J. Tanski
                                        Secretary and Treasurer


</TEXT>
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<TYPE>EX-99
<SEQUENCE>2
<FILENAME>0002.txt
<TEXT>

                                                                       Exhibit 1

           HORIZON ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, INC.
                     BALANCE SHEET
                      (Unaudited)

                                                     At June 30, 2000
                                                     ----------------

ASSETS
Property Plant & Equipment
   Property Plant & Equipment                          $265,300,604
   Accumulated D, D & A                                 (79,802,643)
                                                       ------------
  Net Property, Plant & Equipment                       185,497,961
                                                       ------------

Current Assets:
   Cash and Temporary Cash Investments                   17,348,482
   Receivables - Net                                      5,426,661
   Unbilled Utility Revenue                               4,841,259
   Materials/Supplies - Average Cost                      4,133,021
   Prepayments                                               47,816
                                                       ------------
Current Assets                                           31,797,239
                                                       ------------

Other Assets                                             10,905,148
                                                       ------------
Total Assets                                           $228,200,348
                                                       ============


CAPITALIZATION & LIABILITIES
Capitalization:
   Capital Stock of Subsidiaries                             $4,750
 Paid in Capital                                         38,245,591
   Earnings Reinvested in Business                       (1,777,128)
   Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income / Loss        (19,420,630)
                                                       ------------
Total Common Stock Equity                                17,052,583
                                                       ------------

   Long-Term Debt Net of Current Portion                 34,073,549
   Notes Payable - Intercompany - Long Term              90,000,000
                                                       ------------
Total Capitalization                                    141,126,132
                                                       ------------

Minority Interest in Foreign Subs                        26,052,565
                                                       ------------

Liabilities:
   Notes Payable - Bank & Commercial Paper                   73,543
   Notes Payable - Intercompany                          31,400,000
   Long Term Debt Due Current                             9,217,222
   Accounts Payable - Other                               9,193,360
   Accounts Payable - Intercompany                        1,904,463
   Other Accruals & Current Liabilities                     513,545
                                                       ------------
Total Current Liabilities                                52,302,133
                                                       ------------

Deferred Credits:
   Accumulated Deferred Income Tax                        8,105,239
   Other Deferred Credit                                    614,279
                                                       ------------
Total Deferred Credits                                    8,719,518
                                                       ------------

Total Capitalization & Liabilities                     $228,200,348
                                                       ============

</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
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<TYPE>EX-99
<SEQUENCE>3
<FILENAME>0003.txt
<TEXT>

                                                                       Exhibit 2

           HORIZON ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, INC.
                   INCOME STATEMENT
                      (Unaudited)

                                                  Three Months Ended
                                                    June 30, 2000
                                                  ------------------

Operating Revenue:
  Operating Revenue                                  $15,302,634
                                                     -----------

Operating Expenses:
  Purchased Gas Sold                                           0
  Operation Expenses                                   4,139,341
  Maintenance Expenses                                    19,222
  Fuel For Generation                                  9,437,079
  Property, Franchise & Other Taxes                      944,942
  Depreciation, Depletion & Amortization               2,598,401
                                                     -----------

Operating Expenses                                    17,138,985
                                                     -----------
Operating Loss                                        (1,836,351)
                                                     -----------

Other Income                                           1,054,100
                                                     -----------


Interest Charges                                       2,788,074
                                                     -----------

Income Before Income Taxes                            (3,570,325)
                                                     -----------

Income Taxes - Current                                (2,439,851)
             - Deferred                                  684,121
                                                     -----------
                                                      (1,755,730)
                                                     -----------

Minority Interest in Foreign Subs                        420,752
                                                     -----------

Net Loss                                             ($1,393,843)
                                                     ===========

</TEXT>
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