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Exhibit I Consent of Independent Accountants ---------------------------------- We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-17341, as amended, and 2-97641) of the National Fuel Gas Company Tax-Deferred Savings Plan for Non-Union Employees of our report dated June 23, 2000 relating to the financial statements, which appears in this Form 11-K. Freed Maxick Sachs & Murphy, PC Buffalo, New York June 28, 2000
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