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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000070145-00-500002
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20001017
ITEM INFORMATION:		
FILED AS OF DATE:		20001017

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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		FILING VALUES:
			FORM TYPE:		8-K
			SEC ACT:		
			SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-03880
			FILM NUMBER:		741348
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			BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
				STREET 1:		10 LAFAYETTE SQ
				CITY:			BUFFALO
				STATE:			NY
				ZIP:			14203
				BUSINESS PHONE:		7168576980
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				MAIL ADDRESS:	
					STREET 1:		10 LAFAYETTE SQ
					STREET 2:		10 LAFAYETTE SQ
					CITY:			BUFFALO
					STATE:			NY
					ZIP:			14203
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<TEXT>



                        SECURITIES AND EXHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 17, 2000

                            NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                 New Jersey              1-3880           13-1086010
     (State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File     (IRS Employer or
      incorporation)                 Number)              Identification No.)

               10 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New York               14203
               (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (716) 857-6980

ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

         National Fuel Gas Company (the "Company" or "National  Fuel") announced
that it has completed a full review of all of its derivative positions and, as a
result,  has determined  that it will report a $3.5 million  after-tax gain from
derivative  activities  of  its  retail  marketing  subsidiary,   National  Fuel
Resources,  Inc. ("NFR"), for the Fourth Quarter of Fiscal 2000 ending September
30, 2000.  The Company also  announced  that at September  30, 2000 it accrued a
loss  contingency  of $1.6 million  after-tax  on the unhedged  portion of fixed
priced sales contracts entered into by NFR for sales of natural gas to customers
in fiscal year 2001.

         The Company  also stated that its  previously  reported  Third  Quarter
income would decrease by $5.4 million after-tax due to the  reclassification  of
certain  of  NFR's  derivative   instruments   from  hedges  to   mark-to-market
instruments.  Accordingly, the Company is restating its Third Quarter net income
to $9,070,000 compared with the $14,468,000  previously reported.  National Fuel
intends  to file an  amendment  to its  quarterly  report  on Form  10-Q for the
three-month period ended June 30, 2000 to reflect this reclassification.


<PAGE>



                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                    NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY



                                    By: /s/James R. Peterson
                                        -----------------------------
                                             James R. Peterson
                                             Assistant Secretary



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