NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO
35-CERT, 1998-11-13
NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION
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         UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
                Before the
    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
____________________________________________

In the Matter of

NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY                                  TWENTY-SEVENTH
NATIONAL FUEL RESOURCES, INC.                               CERTIFICATE
                                                            PURSUANT TO
File No. 70-7833                                              RULE 24

(Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935)

____________________________________________

     In accordance with the terms of the Order dated December 20, 1991 issued to
National  Fuel Gas  Company  ("National")  authorizing  National  to acquire the
common stock of National Fuel Resources,  Inc.  ("NFR") (File No. 70-7833,  HCAR
No.  35-25437),  attached as Exhibit "A" is an Income  Statement  of NFR for the
Twelve Months ended  September 30, 1998.  Also  attached as  Exhibit "B"  is the
Balance  sheet  of NFR  as of  September  30,  1998.  IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the
undersigned  companies have duly caused this  Certificate to be signed this 11th
day of November, 1998.

                                          NATIONAL FUEL RESOURCES, INC.



                                          By: /s/ Robert J. Kreppel
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             R. J. Kreppel
                                             President


                                          NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY



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



                                                                       Exhibit A
                         NATIONAL FUEL RESOURCES, INC.
                                INCOME STATEMENT


                                           Twelve
                                         Months Ended
                                      September 30, 1998
                                      ------------------

                                            Actual
                                      ------------------
Operating Revenues:

Gas - Retail                               $48,394,623
Gas - Wholesale                             36,885,860
Electric                                       252,729
Transportation                                 275,991
Other                                        1,378,204
                                           -----------
                                            87,187,407
                                           -----------

Operating Expenses:

Purchase Gas                                82,620,571
General & Administrative                     3,314,235
Depreciation, Depletion
   & Amortization                               90,766
Franchise & Other Taxes                        320,050
                                           -----------
                                            86,345,622
                                           -----------

Operating Income                               841,785
                                           -----------

Interest Income                                446,623
Interest Expense                                31,054
                                           -----------
                                               415,569
                                           -----------

Net Income (Loss) Before Taxes               1,257,354
                                           -----------

Income Taxes:

Federal                                        562,240
State                                           46,920
Deferred                                      (138,394)
                                           ----------- 
                                               470,766
                                           -----------

Net Income                                 $   786,588
                                           ===========


                                                                       Exhibit B
                          NATIONAL FUEL RESOURCES, INC.
                                  BALANCE SHEET
                                  -------------

                                             AT SEPTEMBER 30,
                                             ----------------

                                           1998             1997
                                           ----             ----
ASSETS
Current Assets:
  Cash & Temp. Cash Investments        $ 7,032,083      $ 2,324,631
  Notes Receivable - Intercompany                -        7,000,000
  Accounts Receivable                    7,287,156        6,952,291
  Accounts Receivable-Interco                4,636           38,909
  Reserve for Bad Debts                   (633,134)        (541,440)
  Gas Stored Underground                 2,077,051                -
  Prepayments                               51,509          191,798
                                       -----------      -----------
                                        15,819,301       15,966,189
                                       -----------      -----------

Property, Plant, and Equipment
  Furniture and Fixtures                   484,644          164,750
Less - Accumulated DD&A                   (132,137)         (41,371)
                                       -----------      ----------- 
                                           352,507          123,379
                                       -----------      -----------

Other Assets:
  Long Term Investments                    588,427          831,022
  Other Deferred Debits                    183,270          162,740
                                       -----------      -----------
                                           771,697          993,762
                                       -----------      -----------

                                       $16,943,505      $17,083,330
                                       ===========      ===========

LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable                       $ 2,146,453      $ 3,277,938
  Accrued Liabilities                       40,302          113,878
  Current Income Taxes-Federal             (36,129)        (385,937)
  Other Taxes                               45,734           97,038
  Accounts Payable-Intercompany          1,032,645           39,302
  Dividends Payable-Intercompany            35,000           35,000
  Notes Payable-Intercompany             2,200,000                -
                                       -----------      -----------
                                         5,464,005        3,177,219
                                       -----------      -----------

Long Term Liabilities:
Deferred Income Taxes                     (871,401)        (733,007)
Miscellaneous Deferred Credits           1,042,170        3,976,976
                                       -----------      -----------
                                           170,769        3,243,969
                                       -----------      -----------

Stockholder's Equity:
  Common Stock                              10,000           10,000
  Capital Paid in Excess of Par          3,490,000        3,490,000
  Retained Earnings                      7,808,731        7,162,142
                                       -----------      -----------
Total Equity                            11,308,731       10,662,142
                                       -----------      -----------

                                       $16,943,505      $17,083,330
                                       ===========      ===========




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