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  0001699241
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000070145
  NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO
  001-03880
  6363 MAIN STREET
  WILLIAMSVILLE
  NY
  14221-5887
  716-857-7000
  KRAEMER RONALD C
  Officer
  Common
  Rick Scheib, Equitable Advisors/LPL Financial
  350 Essjay Road, Suite 300
  Williamsville
  NY
  14221
  7639
  452228.80
  91299466
  08/12/2024
  NYSE
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  Dividend
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  Dividend Reinvestment
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  Dividend
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  Dividend
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  Dividend
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  08/12/2024
  /s/ Michael W. Reville,as attorney-in-fact for Ronald C. Kraemer