Edgar Filing: NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO

form u5s dated september 30, 2001

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.

FORM U5S

ANNUAL REPORT

For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2001

Filed Pursuant to the

Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935

by

National Fuel Gas Company

10 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, N.Y. 14203

NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY

FORM U5S - ANNUAL REPORT
For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2001

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ITEM  1.  SYSTEM COMPANIES AND INVESTMENTS THEREIN AS OF
          SEPTEMBER 30, 2001                                                3

ITEM  2.  ACQUISITIONS OR SALES OF UTILITY ASSETS                           8

ITEM  3.  ISSUE, SALE, PLEDGE, GUARANTEE OR ASSUMPTION OF
          SYSTEM SECURITIES                                                 8

ITEM  4.  ACQUISITION, REDEMPTION OR RETIREMENT OF SYSTEM
          SECURITIES                                                        9

ITEM  5.  INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES OF NONSYSTEM COMPANIES                 10

ITEM  6.  OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
          Part   I.  Names, principal business address and
                     positions held as of September 30, 2001               11
          Part  II.  Financial connections as of September 30, 2001        15
          Part III.  Compensation and other related information            15

ITEM  7.  CONTRIBUTIONS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS                               21

ITEM  8.  SERVICE, SALES AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS
          Part   I.  Intercompany sales and services
                     (1)  Salaries of officers of the Registrant           22
                     (2)  Services rendered by Statutory Subsidiaries      23
                     (3)  Services rendered by Registrant                  29
          Part  II.  Contracts to purchase services or goods
                     between any System company and any affiliate          30
          Part III.  Employment of any person by any System
                     company for the performance on a continuing
                     basis of management services                          30

ITEM  9.  WHOLESALE GENERATORS AND FOREIGN UTILITY COMPANIES               30

ITEM 10.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
          Financial Statements (Index)                                     35
          Exhibits                                                         87

SIGNATURE                                                                  98

ITEM 1. SYSTEM COMPANIES AND INVESTMENTS THEREIN AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2001


                           Number of Common  Percent of    Issuer    Owner's
Name of Company              Shares Owned   Voting Power Book Value Book Value
---------------            ---------------- ------------ ---------- ----------

Registrant:                                             (Thousands of Dollars)
National Fuel Gas Company
(Parent, Company or Registrant)          -            -           -          -

Statutory Subsidiaries:
 National Fuel Gas Distribution
  Corporation (Distribution
  Corporation) (Note 1)              2,000         100%    $512,400   $512,400
    Unsecured Debt (Note 9)              -            -    $373,600   $373,600

 National Fuel Gas Supply
  Corporation (Supply
  Corporation) (Note 2)          1,013,802         100%    $289,411   $289,411
    Unsecured Debt (Note 9)              -            -    $148,400   $148,400

 Seneca Resources Corporation
  (Seneca Resources) (Note 3)      100,000         100%    $ 81,744   $ 81,744
    Unsecured Debt (Note 9)              -            -    $911,900   $911,900
  National Fuel Exploration Corp.
   (NFE)                       115,000,000         100%    $(32,171)  $(32,171)
   Unsecured Debt (Note 9)               -            -    $253,005   $253,005
    National Fuel Exploration
     Acquisition Corp. (Note 3)        100         100%    $(75,231)  $(75,231)
      Player Resources, Ltd.
      (Note 3)                           -         100%    $(75,231)  $(75,231)
  Empire Exploration Company,
    Empire 1983 Drilling
    Program, Empire 1983
    Joint Venture (Note 10)            N/A         N/A     $    970   $    970

 Highland Forest Resources, Inc.
  (Highland) (Note 4)                4,500         100%    $  8,683   $  8,683
  Unsecured Debt (Note 9)                -            -    $ 62,900   $ 62,900

 Data-Track Account Services,
  Inc. (Data-Track) (Note 5)         1,000         100%    $    768   $    768

 Leidy Hub, Inc. (Leidy Hub)
  (Note 6)                           4,000         100%    $    730   $    730

 National Fuel Resources, Inc.
 (NFR) (Note 7)                     10,000         100%    $ 30,287   $ 30,287
   Unsecured Debt (Note 9)               -            -    $ 19,000   $ 19,000

 Horizon Energy Development, Inc.
  (Horizon) (Notes 8 and 11-12)      4,750         100%    $  8,855   $  8,855
    Unsecured Debt (Note 9)              -            -    $103,700   $103,700
  Sceptre Power Company *(Note 11)     N/A         100%    $  3,948   $  3,948
  Horizon Energy Holdings, Inc.
   (HEHI)(Note 12)                   2,000         100%    $112,492   $112,492
     Horizon Energy Development
      B.V. (HED B.V.)(Note 12)         400         100%    $112,492   $112,492
       Unsecured Debt (Note 9)           -            -    $    120   $    120
      United Energy, a.s. .
       (UE) (Note 12)            8,405,037       85.16%    $104,366   $112,819
        Unsecured Debt (Note 9)          -            -    $ 45,575   $ 45,575
       Teplarna Liberec, a.s.
        (TL) (Note 12)                  70          70%    $  9,181   $  8,187

ITEM 1. SYSTEM COMPANIES AND INVESTMENTS THEREIN AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2001 (Continued)


                           Number of Common  Percent of    Issuer    Owner's
Name of Company              Shares Owned   Voting Power Book Value Book Value
---------------            ---------------- ------------ ---------- ----------

Registrant:                                             (Thousands of Dollars)

       Lounske tepelne
        Hospodarstvi, s.r.o
        (LTH) (Note 12)                N/A         100%    $     53   $     53
       Teplo Branany, s.r.o. (TB)
        (Note 12)                      N/A          49%    $      1   $      1
       ENOP Company, s.r.o.
         (ENOP)(Note 12)               N/A         100%    $    142   $    242
      Horizon Energy Development,
       s.r.o. (HED) (Note 12)          N/A         100%    $  2,335   $  2,335
      Power Development, s.r.o.
       (PD) (Note 12)                  N/A         100%    $      2   $      2
       Teplarna Kromeriz a.s.
        (Kromeriz) (Note 12)           375         100%    $    (63)  $    (63)
         Unsecured Debt (Note 9)         -            -    $     82   $     82

 Upstate Energy Inc. (Upstate)
  (Note 13)                          1,000         100%    $   (215)  $   (215)
   Unsecured Debt (Note 9)               -            -    $  3,600   $  3,600

 Seneca Independence Pipeline
  Company (SIP) (Note 14)            1,000         100%    $    468   $    468
   Unsecured Debt (Note 9)               -            -    $ 13,200   $ 13,200

 Niagara Independence Marketing
  Company (NIM) (Note 15)            1,000         100%    $      1   $      1

 Horizon Power, Inc. (Power)
   (Note 16)                         1,000         100%    $  5,736   $  5,736
   Unsecured Debt (Note 9)               -            -    $ 12,200   $ 12,200
   Seneca Energy II, LLC
     (Seneca Energy)                   N/A          50%    (Note 16)  (Note 16)
   Model City Energy, LLC
     (Model City)                      N/A          50%    (Note 16)  (Note 16)
   Energy Systems North East, LLC
     (ESNE)                            N/A          50%    (Note 16)  (Note 16)

Notes:

Distribution Corporation is a public utility that sells natural gas and provides gas transportation service in western New York and northwestern Pennsylvania.
Supply Corporation is engaged in the transportation and storage of natural gas for affiliated and nonaffiliated companies.
Seneca Resources is engaged in the exploration for, and the development and purchase of, natural gas and oil reserves in the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana, and in California, Wyoming and in the Appalachian region of the United States. Also, exploration and production operations are conducted in the provinces of Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan in Canada by Seneca's wholly-owned subsidiary, National Fuel Exploration Corp. (NFE), an Alberta, Canada corporation. NFE owns 100% of National Fuel Exploration Acquisition Corp., which owns 100% of Player Resources Ltd. (Player). National Fuel Acquisition Corp. has no operations other than serving as the holding company for the stock of Player. In addition, Seneca Resources is engaged in the marketing of timber from its Pennsylvania land holdings.
Highland operates several sawmills and kilns in northwestern Pennsylvania and processes timber from north-central Pennsylvania, primarily high quality hardwoods.

ITEM 1. SYSTEM COMPANIES AND INVESTMENTS THEREIN AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2001 (Continued)

Data-Track provides collection services (principally issuing collection notices) primarily for the subsidiaries of the Company.
Leidy Hub is a New York corporation formed to provide various natural gas hub services to customers in the eastern United States.
NFR is engaged in the marketing and brokerage of natural gas and the performance of energy management services for industrial, commercial, public authority and residential end-users throughout the northeastern United States.
Horizon was formed to engage in foreign and domestic energy projects through investment in various business entities (see Notes 11-12).
Unsecured debt is presented on pages 6-7.
In December 1983, Empire Exploration, Inc. (which was subsequently merged into Seneca Resources) established a drilling fund through a series of limited partnerships in which it acts as general partner (See File No. 70-6909). Empire Exploration, Inc.'s aggregate investment in all three limited partnerships amounted to $970,150.
Horizon became one of the partners in Sceptre Power Company, a California general partnership, on September 15, 1995. This partnership was dissolved as of December 23, 1996 and is currently winding down operations.
Horizon owns 100% of the capital stock of HEHI, a New York corporation which owns 100% of HED B.V. HED B.V. in turn owns 100% of the ownership interests of HED, PD and Kromeriz (all Czech corporations). HED B.V. owns 85.16% of United Energy, a.s. (UE). UE owns 100% of the ownership interests of ENOP and LTH, 70% of the ownership interest of TL and 49% of the ownership interest of TB. At the end of June 2001, UE sold its 65.78% interest in Jablonecka teplarenska a realitni, a.s. (JTR). All UE subsidiaries are Czech corporations or limited liability companies. HED B.V. and its subsidiaries are primarily engaged in district heating and power generation operations in the Czech Republic.
Upstate is a New York corporation engaged in wholesale natural gas marketing and other energy-related activities.
SIP, a Delaware corporation, holds a one-third general partnership interest in Independence Pipeline Company (Independence), a Delaware general partnership. Independence proposes to construct and operate the Independence Pipeline, a 400-mile interstate pipeline system which would transport natural gas from Defiance, Ohio to Leidy, Pennsylvania.
NIM, a Delaware corporation, owns a one-third general partnership interest in DirectLink Gas Marketing Company, which partnership was formed to engage in natural gas marketing and related businesses, in part by subscribing for firm transportation capacity on the Independence Pipeline.
Power is a New York corporation designated as an "exempt wholesale generator" under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 and is developing or operating, through its subsidiaries, mid-range independent power production facilities.
Power owns a 50% limited liability company interest in each of Seneca Energy II, LLC, a New York limited liability company formed in February 2000 (Seneca Energy), Model City Energy, LLC, a New York limited liability company formed in February 2000 (Model City), and Energy Systems North East, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company formed in September 2000 (ESNE). "Issuer Book Value" and "Owner's Book Value" for Seneca Energy, Model City and ESNE are filed pursuant to Rule 104(b).

ITEM 1. SYSTEM COMPANIES AND INVESTMENTS THEREIN AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2001 (Continued)

Note (9) Unsecured Debt

                                                Principal    Issuer      Owner's
Name of Company                                  Amount       Book        Book
   (Issuer)      Security Owned by Registrant     Owed        Value       Value
---------------  ----------------------------  ----------   ----------  ------------
                                                    (Thousands of Dollars)
                                               -------------------------------------
Distribution
 Corporation     Intercompany Notes:
                   7.48% Due February 18, 2003   $ 50,000     $ 50,000    $ 50,000
                   7.99% Due February 1, 2004     100,000      100,000     100,000
                   7.46% Due March 30, 2023        49,000       49,000      49,000
                   8.55% Due July 15, 2024         20,000       20,000      20,000
                   7.50% Due June 13, 2025         50,000       50,000      50,000
                   6.26% Due August 12, 2027       30,000       30,000      30,000
                   3.25% System Money Pool(1)      74,600       74,600      74,600
                                               ----------   ----------  ----------
                                                  373,600      373,600     373,600
                                               ----------   ----------  ----------
Supply
 Corporation     Intercompany Notes:
                   7.99% Due February 1, 2004      25,000       25,000      25,000
                   6.95% Due August 1, 2004        50,000       50,000      50,000
                   8.55% Due July 15, 2024         30,000       30,000      30,000
                   6.26% Due August 12, 2027       10,000       10,000      10,000
                   3.25% System Money Pool(1)      33,400       33,400      33,400
                                               ----------   ----------  ----------
                                                  148,400      148,400     148,400
                                               ----------   ----------  ----------
Seneca
 Resources       Intercompany Notes:
                   7.48% Due February 18,2003     100,000      100,000     100,000
                   6.95% Due August 1, 2004        50,000       50,000      50,000
                   6.39% Due May 27, 2008         120,000      120,000     120,000
                   6.18% Due March 1, 2009        100,000      100,000     100,000
                   7.70% Due October 22, 2010     200,000      200,000     200,000
                   6.26% Due August 12, 2027       50,000       50,000      50,000
                   3.25% System Money Pool(1)     291,900      291,900     291,900
                                               ----------   ----------  ----------
                                                  911,900      911,900     911,900
                                               ----------   ----------  ----------

NFE                3.25% Line of Credit           253,005      253,005     253,005
                   3.98% Short-Term Bank Loan      15,675       15,675      15,675
                                               ----------   ----------  ----------
                                                  268,680      268,680     268,680
                                               ----------   ----------  ----------

Highland           3.25% System Money Pool(1)      62,900       62,900      62,900
                                               ----------   ----------  ----------

Horizon          Intercompany Notes:
                   6.26% Due August 12, 2027       10,000       10,000      10,000
                   6.39% Due May 27, 2008          80,000       80,000      80,000
                   3.66% Line of credit(2)         13,700       13,700      13,700
                                               ----------   ----------  ----------
                                                  103,700      103,700     103,700
                                               ----------   ----------  ----------

Horizon Energy
 Development
 B.V. (HED B.V.)   3.66% Line of Credit(2)            120          120         120
                                               ----------   ----------  ----------

UE                 5.85%(3) Payable Quarterly
                    Through June 2006               2,283        2,283       2,283
                   5.55% Short-Term Bank Loan      10,392       10,392      10,392
                   5.56% Short-Term Bank Loan         588          588         588
                   5.40% Short-Term Bank Loan       3,118        3,118       3,118
                   5.535% (4) Payable March 2001-
                    December 2004                  15,765       15,765      15,765
                   6.35% Payable July 2001-
                    September 2006                 13,429       13,429      13,429
                                               ----------   ----------  ----------
                                                   45,575       45,575      45,575
                                               ----------   ----------  ----------

ITEM 1. SYSTEM COMPANIES AND INVESTMENTS THEREIN AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2001 (Concluded)

Note (10) Unsecured Debt

                                                Principal    Issuer      Owner's
Name of Company                                  Amount       Book        Book
   (Issuer)      Security Owned by Registrant     Owed        Value       Value
---------------  ----------------------------  ----------   ----------  -----------
                                                    (Thousands of Dollars)
                                               ------------------------------------


Kromeriz           8.0% Intercompany Note              82           82          82
                                               ----------   ----------  ----------

Upstate            3.25% System Money Pool(1)       3,600        3,600       3,600
                                               ----------   ----------  ----------

SIP                3.25% System Money Pool(1)      13,200       13,200      13,200
                                               ----------   ----------  ----------

NFR                3.25% System Money Pool (1)     19,000       19,000      19,000
                                               ----------   ----------  ----------

Horizon
 Power Inc.        3.60% Line of Credit(2)         12,200       12,200      12,200
                                               ----------   ----------  ----------

                                               $1,962,957   $1,962,957  $1,962,957
                                               ==========   ==========  ==========

Interest rate represents weighted average of all short-term securities outstanding at September 30, 2001, pursuant to System money pool arrangement, S.E.C. File No. 70-8297 (Release Nos. 25964, 26076 and 26196).
Interest rate represents the rate paid by respective subsidiaries on line of credit amounts outstanding at September 30, 2001.
Interest rate is six month PRIBOR (Prague Interbank Offered Rate) plus 0.5%.
Interest rate per the debt agreement is six month PRIBOR (Prague Interbank Offered Rate) plus 0.475%. However, under the terms of an interest rate swap, which extends until June 2002, UE pays a fixed rate of 8.31% and receives a floating rate of six month PRIBOR.

ITEM 2. ACQUISITIONS OR SALES OF UTILITY ASSETS

None during fiscal year ended September 30, 2001.

ITEM 3. ISSUE, SALE, PLEDGE, GUARANTEE OR ASSUMPTION OF SYSTEM SECURITIES

Name of Issuer: Horizon Energy Development, Inc.
Description of Security: Line of Credit Agreement with maximum draw of $40,000,000
Effective Average Interest Rate: 5.48%
Name of Person to Whom Issued: National Fuel Gas Company
End of Year Balance: $13,700,000
Highest Balance During Year: $13,700,000
Exemption: Rule 52
Name of Issuer: National Fuel Exploration Corp.
Description of Security: Line of Credit Agreement with maximum draw of $260,000,000
Effective Average Interest Rate: 5.25%
Name of Person to Whom Issued: Seneca Resources Corporation
End of Year Balance: $253,005,372
Highest Balance During Year: $253,005,372
Exemption: Rule 52
Name of Issuer: Horizon Energy Development B.V.
Description of Security: Line of Credit Agreement with maximum draw of $150,000
Effective Average Interest Rate: 4.6%
Name of Person to Whom Issued: Horizon Energy Development, Inc.
End of Year Balance: $120,000
Highest Balance During Year: $120,000
Exemption: Rule 52
Name of Issuer: Horizon Power, Inc.
Description of Security: Line of Credit Agreement with maximum draw of $20,000,000
Effective Average Interest Rate: 4.166%
Name of Person to Whom Issued: National Fuel Gas Company
End of Year Balance: $12,200,000
Highest Balance During Year: $12,200,000
Exemption: Rule 52
Item 9, Part I(b) for Energy Systems North East, LLC (ESNE) includes a description of notes issued by ESNE, an exempt wholesale generator.

ITEM 4. ACQUISITION, REDEMPTION OR RETIREMENT OF SYSTEM SECURITIES
FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2001

                                       Name of
                                       Company
                                      Acquiring,
                                      Redeeming         Number of Shares or
                                     or Retiring          Principal Amount                       Commission
                                                    ----------------------------
Name of Issuer and Title of Issue     Securities    Acquired  Redeemed   Retired Consideration  Authorization
---------------------------------    -----------    --------  --------   ------- -------------  -------------
                                                              (Thousands of Dollars)
                                                    ------------------------------------
Registered Holding Company:

    Registrant:

     7.50% Note due
      November 22, 2010                  Registrant   200,000                                   File No. 70-9153


Subsidiaries of Registered Holding Company:

    Seneca Resources:
     7.70% Note maturing                 Seneca
      November 22, 2010                  Resources    200,000                       200,000     File No. 70-9153

ITEM 5. INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES OF NONSYSTEM COMPANIES

                             Number of                              Aggregate
1. Name of Owner             Persons      Business of Persons      Investment
   -------------            ---------     -------------------      ----------

None.

ITEM 6. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

Part I. Names, principal business address and positions held as of September 30, 2001



                                        Names of System Companies with Which Connected
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                                                             National       National               Highland
                                                             Fuel Gas       Fuel Gas     Seneca     Forest
                                                           Distribution      Supply     Resources  Resources
                                           Registrant          Corp.          Corp.       Corp.*     Inc.
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B. J. Kennedy          Buffalo, NY (1) | D, COB, CEO, s |      D, COB, s |  D, COB, s | D, COB, s |       s |
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B. S. Lee          Des Plaines, IL (2) |          D, df |              - |          - |         - |       - |
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G. L. Mazanec          Houston, TX (3) |          D, df |              - |          - |         - |       - |
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J. F. Riordan      Des Plaines, IL (17)|          D, df |              - |          - |         - |       - |
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E. T. Mann             Buffalo, NY (1) |          D, df |              - |          - |         - |       - |
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R. T. Brady            Buffalo, NY (4) |          D, df |              - |          - |         - |       - |
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W. J. Hill             Buffalo, NY (1) |          D, df |              D |          - |         - |       - |
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J. V. Glynn      Niagara Falls, NY (9) |          D, df |              - |          - |         - |       - |
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P. C. Ackerman         Buffalo, NY (1) |        D, P, s |           D, s |     EVP, s |      D, s |    D, s |
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J. R. Peterson         Buffalo, NY (1) |          AS, s |              - |      GC, s |         - |       - |
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J. A. Beck             Houston, TX (5) |              - |              - |          - |   D, P, s |    P, D |
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W. M. Petmecky         Houston, TX (5) |              - |              - |          - | SVP, S, s |       S |
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D. A. Brown            Houston, TX (5) |              - |              - |          - |     VP, s |       - |
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G. E. Klefstad         Houston, TX (5) |              - |              - |          - |     VP, s |       - |
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E. E. Wassell          Houston, TX (5) |              - |              - |          - |     VP, s |       - |
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J. F. McKnight         Houston, TX (5) |              - |              - |          - |     VP, s |       - |
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B. L. McMahon      Santa Paula, CA (6) |              - |              - |          - |    SVP, s |       - |
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A. M. Cellino          Buffalo, NY (1) |           S, s |      SVP, S, s |          s |         - |       - |
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P. M. Ciprich          Buffalo, NY (1) |              - |      AS, GC, s |          - |         - |       - |
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W. E. DeForest         Buffalo, NY (1) |              - |      SVP, D, s |          - |         - |       - |
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B. H. Hale             Buffalo, NY (1) |              - |              - |  D, SVP, s |         - |       - |
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J. P. Pawlowski        Buffalo, NY (1) |           T, s |   D, SVP, T, s |    T, S, s |         s |       s |
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J. R. Pustulka         Buffalo, NY (1) |              - |              s |     SVP, s |         s |       - |
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J. D. Ramsdell         Buffalo, NY (1) |              - |         SVP, s |          s |         s |       - |
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W. A. Ross             Buffalo, NY (1) |              - |              - |   D, VP, s |         - |       - |
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D. J. Seeley           Buffalo, NY (1) |              - |         SVP, s |    P, D, s |         - |       - |
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D. F. Smith            Buffalo, NY (1) |              - |        P, D, s |     SVP, s |         D |       - |
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R. J. Tanski           Buffalo, NY (1) |              - |      SVP, C, s |          s |         s |       s |
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G. T. Wehrlin          Buffalo, NY (1) |           C, s |              - |          - |         C |       - |
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C. M. Carlotti            Erie, PA (16)|              - |          VP, s |          - |         - |       - |
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R. T. Evans            Houston, TX (5) |              - |              - |          - |     VP, s |       - |
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T. L. Atkins           Houston, TX (5) |              - |              - |          - |  T, AS, s |       T |
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D. L. DeCarolis  Williamsville, NY (12)|              - |              - |          - |         - |       - |
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J. F. Kronenwetter     Buffalo, NY (1) |              - |              - |          - |         - |       - |
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R. E. Klein            Buffalo, NY (1) |              - |          AC, s |          s |         s |       s |
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S. Wagner              Buffalo, NY (1) |              s |          AT, s |          s |         s |       s |
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B. Heine               Buffalo, NY (1) |              - |         AVP, s |          - |         - |       - |
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J. Lesch               Buffalo, NY (18)|              - |         AVP, s |          - |         - |       - |
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D. Wassum              Buffalo, NY (1) |              - |              - |          - |         - |       - |
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R. C. Kraemer          Buffalo, NY (1) |              - |              - |          - |         - |       - |
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                                      Position Symbol Key
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              COB - Chairman of the Board of Directors   S - Secretary
              CEO - Chief Executive Officer             AS - Assistant Secretary
                P - President                            C - Controller
              EVP - Executive Vice President            AC - Assistant Controller
              SVP - Senior Vice President                D - Director
               VP - Vice President                       s - Salary
              AVP - Assistant Vice President             T - Treasurer
               GC - General Counsel                     AT - Assistant Treasurer
               df - Director's Fees

See page 14 for Notes.











  Data-
  Track      National     Horizon                             Niagara     Seneca
  Account      Fuel       Energy                  Upstate      Indep.     Indep.     Horizon
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 * Officers and directors of Seneca Resources' subsidiaries as of September 30,
   2001 were as follows:

National Fuel Exploration Corp.
Board of Directors and Officers:
 B. J. Kennedy (Director and Chairman)                        Buffalo, NY (1)
 J. B. McCashin (President)                                   Calgary, Alberta (19)
 D. Conrad (Secretary)                                        Calgary, Alberta (19)
 W. M. Petmecky (Assistant Secretary)                         Houston, TX (5)
 G. W. Burns (Director)                                       Calgary, Alberta (19)
 D. R. Goruk (Director)                                       Calgary, Alberta (19)

NFEx Acquisition Corp.
Board of Directors and Officers:
 B. J. Kennedy (Director and Chairman)                        Buffalo, NY (1)
 P. C. Ackerman (Director)                                    Buffalo, NY (1)
 J. B. McCashin (Director and President)                      Calgary, Alberta (19)
 D. R. Goruk (Director)                                       Calgary, Alberta (19)
 W. M. Petmecky (Assistant Secretary)                         Houston, TX (5)
 D. Conrad (Secretary)                                        Calgary, Alberta (19)

Player Resources Ltd.
Board of Directors and Officers:
 P. C. Ackerman (Director)                                    Buffalo, NY (1)
 J. A. Beck (Director)                                        Houston, TX (5)
 J. B. McCashin ((President and Director)                     Calgary, Alberta (19)
 D. R. Goruk (Director)                                       Calgary, Alberta (19)
 D. Conrad (Secretary)                                        Calgary, Alberta (19)
 W. Dummer (Controller)                                       Calgary, Alberta (19)

** Officers and directors of Horizon's subsidiaries as of September 30, 2001
   were as follows:

Horizon Energy Holdings, Inc.
Board of Directors and Officers:
 P. C. Ackerman (Director and President)                      Buffalo, NY (1)
 B. H. Hale (Vice President)                                  Buffalo, NY (1)
 G. T. Wehrlin (Vice President)                               Buffalo, NY (1)
 R. J. Tanski (Secretary and Treasurer)                       Buffalo, NY (1)

Horizon Energy Development, B.V.
Managing Directors:
 B. H. Hale                                                   Buffalo, NY (1)
 G. T. Wehrlin                                                Buffalo, NY (1)
 Intra Beheer B.V.                                            Amsterdam, The Netherlands (8)

Horizon Energy Development, s.r.o.
Managing Director:
 B. H. Hale                                                   Buffalo, NY (1)
Statutory Agents:
 L. Jarolimek                                                 Prague, Czech Republic (7)
 A. Novak                                                     Prague, Czech Republic (7)

Power Development, s.r.o. (in liquidation as of January 19, 2001)
Liquidator
 P. Ferenc                                                    Prague, Czech Republic (11)
Statutory Agents:
 L. Jarolimek                                                 Prague, Czech Republic (7)
 A. Novak                                                     Prague, Czech Republic (7)

Teplarna Kromeriz, a.s. (in liquidation as of November 15, 2001)
Board of Directors:
 J. Drabek                                                    (14)
Liquidator:
 JUDr. Krejci                                                 (13)


See page 14 for Notes






Teplarna Liberec, a.s.
Board of Directors:
 J. Drda                                                      Liberec, Czech Republic (21)
 L. Jarolimek                                                 Prague, Czech Republic (7)
 J. Jezek                                                     Liberec, Czech Republic (20)
 Z. Kozesnik                                                  Liberec, Czech Republic (10)
 J. Masinda                                                   Prague, Czech Republic (7)
 L. Zapletal                                                  Most, Czech Republic (14)

Lounske tepelne hospodarstvi, s.r.o.
Statutory Agents:
 R. Jiruska                                                   Bilina, Czech Republic (14)

Teplo Branany, s.r.o.
Managing Directors:
 R. Jiruska                                                   Bilina, Czech Republic (14)
 V. Krupka                                                    Branany, Czech Republic (15)

United Energy, a.s.
Board of Directors:
 L. Jarolimek                                                 Prague, Czech Republic (7)
 L. Zapletal                                                  Most, Czech Republic (14)
 B. H. Hale                                                   Buffalo, NY (1)
 G. T. Wehrlin                                                Buffalo, NY (1)
 P. C. Ackerman                                               Buffalo, NY (1)
 B. J. Kennedy                                                Buffalo, NY (1)
 R. J. Tanski                                                 Buffalo, NY (1)
 J. Sulc                                                      Most, Czech Republic (22)
 E. Volkman                                                   Louny, Czech Republic (23)
 J. Nechvatal                                                 Most, Czech Republic (14)
 J. Masinda                                                   Prague, Czech Republic (7)

ENOP Company, s.r.o.
Statutory Agents:
 R. Kocar                                                     Most, Czech Republic (14)
 K. Stejskal                                                  Most, Czech Republic (14)
 J. Stepanek                                                  Most, Czech Republic (14)

*** Officers of Power's subsidiaries as of September 30, 2001 included the following
    persons (because Power's subsidiaries are not wholly owned directly or
    indirectly by the Registrant or any system company, disclosure is limited to
    those officers who are directly employed by the Registrant or its system
    companies):

Seneca Energy II, LLC
 B. H. Hale (Secretary and Chief Financial Officer)           Buffalo, NY (1)

Model City Energy, LLC
 B. H. Hale (Chief Financial Officer)                         Buffalo, NY (1)

Energy Systems North East, LLC
 B. H. Hale (President)                                       Buffalo, NY (1)
 K. D. Cotter (Vice President)                                Buffalo, NY (1)
 P. L. Malachowski (Treasurer)                                Buffalo, NY (1)

Notes

National Fuel Gas Company, 10 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New York 14203
Institute of Gas Technology, 1700 So. Mt. Prospect Road, DesPlaines, IL 60018-1804
Duke Energy Corporation, P.O. Box 1642, Houston, TX 77251-1642
Moog Inc., Plant 24/Seneca at Jamison Rd., East Aurora, NY 14052-0018
Seneca Resources Corporation, 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 400, Houston, Texas 77002
Seneca Resources Corporation, P.O. Box 630, Santa Paula, CA 93061-0630
Horizon Energy Development, s.r.o., Maiselova 15, Praha 1 - Josefov, 11000, Czech Republic
Intra Beheer B.V., Leidseplein 29, 1017 PS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Maid of the Mist Corporation, 151 Buffalo Avenue, Niagara Falls, New York 14303
Teplarna Liberec, a.s., Dr. Milady Horakove 641/34a, 460 01 Liberec 4, Czech Republic
Predicor, Tax advisor, Pristavni 2, 170 00 Prague 7, Czech Republic
National Fuel Resources, Inc., 165 Lawrence Bell Drive, Williamsville, NY 14221
Law Office Rasovsky, Krejci, Cinglos, Spitalka 23 b, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
United Energy, a.s., Teplarenska no. 2, Komorany, 434 03 Most 3, Czech Republic
Teplo Branany, s.r.o., Bilinska 76 Branany, Czech Republic
National Fuel Gas Company, 1100 State Street, Erie, PA 16501
Gas Technology Institute, 1700 So. Mt. Prospect Road, Des Plaines, IL 60018-1804
National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation, 365 Mineral Springs Road, Building 3, Buffalo, NY 14210
National Fuel Exploration Corp., 1000, 550-6th Avenue, S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2P 0S2
City of Liberec, nam. Dr. E. Benese 1, 460 59 Liberec 1, Czech Republic
Parliament of the Czech Republic, Snemovni 4, 118 26 Prague 1, Czech Republic
President of Usti Region, Velka Hradebni 48, 400 01 Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic
City of Louny, Mirove namesti 35, 440 33 Louny, Czech Republic

Item 6. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS (Continued)

Part II. Financial connections as of September 30, 2001:


                                                 Position Held     Applicable
Name of Officer        Name and Location of      in Financial      Exemption
  or Director          Financial Institution      Institution         Rule
---------------        ---------------------     -------------     -------------

R. T. Brady           Manufacturers and Traders
                       Trust Company,
                       Buffalo, New York           Director          70 (a)
                      M&T Bank Corporation,
                       Buffalo, New York           Director          70 (a)

G. L. Mazanec         Northern Trust Bank
                       of Texas,
                       Dallas, Texas               Director          70 (a)

J. V. Glynn           Manufacturers and Traders
                       Trust Company,
                       Buffalo, New York           Director          70 (a)
                      M&T Bank Corporation,
                       Buffalo, New York           Director          70 (a)

Part III. Compensation and other related information:

Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers:
The information required by this item appears under "Directors' Compensation," and "Executive Compensation," on pages 6 to 7, and pages 10 to 18, respectively, of the National Fuel Gas Company Proxy Statement, dated January 10, 2002, included as Exhibit A (3) to this Form U5S and is incorporated herein by reference.
Interest of executive officers and directors in securities of System Companies including options or other rights to acquire securities:
The information required by this item appears under "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management," on pages 8 and 9 of the National Fuel Gas Company Proxy Statement, dated January 10, 2002, included as Exhibit A(3) of this Form U5S and is incorporated herein by reference.
Contracts and Transactions with System Companies:
The following contracts and transactions with the directors and executive officers of National Fuel Gas Company were disclosed in the Company's Form 10-K or Form 10-K/A for fiscal year 2001.
- Retirement and Consulting Agreement, dated September 5, 2001, between the Company and Bernard J. Kennedy (Exhibit 10 (iii)(a), Form 8-K dated September 19, 2001 in File No. 1-3880)
- Pension Settlement Agreement, dated September 5, 2001, between the Company and Bernard J. Kennedy (Exhibit 10(iii)(b), Form 8-K dated September 19, 2001 in File No. 1-3880)
- Employment Agreement, dated September 17, 1981, with Bernard J. Kennedy (Exhibit 10.4, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1994 in File No. 1-3880)
- Tenth Amendment to Employment Agreement with Bernard J. Kennedy, effective September 1, 1999 (Exhibit 10.1, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1999 in File No. 1-3880)
Item 6. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS (Continued)
- Agreement dated August 1, 1986, with Joseph P. Pawlowski (Exhibit 10.1, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30,1997 in File No. 1-3880)
- Agreement dated August 1, 1986, with Gerald T. Wehrlin (Exhibit 10.2, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1997, in File No. 1-3880)
- Form of Employment Continuation and Noncompetition Agreements, dated as of December 11, 1998, with Philip C. Ackerman, Walter E. DeForest, Joseph P. Pawlowski, Dennis J. Seeley, David F. Smith and Gerald T. Wehrlin (Exhibit 10.1, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 1999 in File No. 1-3880)
- Severance Agreement, Release and Waiver dated March 27, 2000, between National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation and Richard Hare (Exhibit 10.2, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2000 in File No. 1-3880)
- Form of Employment Continuation and Noncompetition Agreement, dated as of December 11, 1998, with James A. Beck (Exhibit 10.3, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 1999 in File No. 1-3880)
- National Fuel Gas Company 1983 Incentive Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated through February 18, 1993 (Exhibit 10.2, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 1993 in File No. 1-3880)
- National Fuel Gas Company 1984 Stock Plan, as amended and restated through February 18, 1993 (Exhibit 10.3, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 1993 in File No. 1-3880)
- Amendment to the National Fuel Gas Company 1984 Stock Plan, dated December 11, 1996 (Exhibit 10.7, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1996 in File No. 1-3880)
- National Fuel Gas Company 1993 Award and Option Plan, dated February 18, 1993 (Exhibit 10.1, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 1993 in File No. 1-3880)
- Amendment to National Fuel Gas Company 1993 Award and Option Plan, dated October 27, 1995 (Exhibit 10.8, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1995 in File No. 1-3880)
- Amendment to National Fuel Gas Company 1993 Award and Option Plan, dated December 11, 1996 (Exhibit 10.8, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1996 in File No. 1-3880)
- Amendment to National Fuel Gas Company 1993 Award and Option Plan, dated December 18, 1996 (Exhibit 10, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 1996 in File No. 1-3880)
- National Fuel Gas Company 1993 Award and Option Plan, amended through June 14, 2001 (Exhibit 10.1, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 2001 in File No. 1-3880)
- National Fuel Gas Company 1997 Award and Option Plan, amended through June 14, 2001 (Exhibit 10.2, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 2001 in File No. 1-3880)
- National Fuel Gas Company Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated through May 1, 1994 (Exhibit 10.7, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1994 in File No. 1-3880)
Item 6. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS (Continued)
- Amendment to the National Fuel Gas Company Deferred Compensation Plan, dated September 19, 1996 (Exhibit 10.10, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1996 in File No. 1-3880)
- Amendment to the National Fuel Gas Company Deferred Compensation Plan, dated September 27, 1995 (Exhibit 10.9, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1995 in File No. 1-3880)
- National Fuel Gas Company Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated through March 20, 1997 (Exhibit 10.3, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1997 in File No. 1-3880)
- Amendment to National Fuel Gas Company Deferred Compensation Plan dated June 16, 1997 (Exhibit 10.4, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1997 in File No. 1-3880)
- Amendment No. 2 to the National Fuel Gas Company Deferred Compensation Plan, dated March 13, 1998 (Exhibit 10.1, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1998 in File No. 1-3880)
- Amendment to the National Fuel Gas Company Deferred Compensation Plan, dated February 18, 1999 (Exhibit 10.1, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 1999 in File No. 1-3880)
- Amendment to National Fuel Gas Company Deferred Compensation Plan, dated June 15, 2001 (Exhibit 10.3, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 2001 in File No. 1-3880)
- National Fuel Gas Company Tophat Plan, effective March 20, 1997 (Exhibit 10, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 1997 in File No. 1-3880)
- Amendment No. 1 to the National Fuel Gas Company Tophat Plan, dated April 6, 1998 (Exhibit 10.2, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1998 in File No. 1-3880)
- Amendment No. 2 to the National Fuel Gas Company Tophat Plan, dated December 10, 1998 (Exhibit 10.1, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 1998 in File No. 1-3880)
- Death Benefits Agreement, dated August 28, 1991, with Bernard J. Kennedy (Exhibit 10-TT, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1991 in File No. 1-3880)
- Amendment to Death Benefit Agreement of August 28, 1991, with Bernard J. Kennedy, dated March 15, 1994 (Exhibit 10.11, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1995 in File No. 1-3880)
- Amended and Restated Split Dollar Insurance Agreement, effective June 15, 2000 among National Fuel Gas Company, Bernard J. Kennedy, and Joseph B. Kennedy, as Trustee of the Trust under the Agreement dated January 9, 1998 (Exhibit 10.1, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2000 in File No. 1-3880)
- Contingent Benefit Agreement effective June 15, 2000 between National Fuel Gas Company and Bernard J. Kennedy (Exhibit 10.2, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2000 in File No. 1-3880)
- Amended and Restated Split Dollar Insurance and Death Benefit Agreement dated September 17, 1997 with Philip C. Ackerman (Exhibit 10.5, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1997 in File No. 1-3880)
Item 6. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS (Continued)
- Amendment Number 1 to Amended and Restated Split Dollar Insurance and Death Benefit Agreement by and Between National Fuel Gas Company and Philip C. Ackerman, dated March 23, 1999 (Exhibit 10.3, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1999 in File No. 1-3880)
- Amended and Restated Split Dollar Insurance and Death Benefit Agreement dated September 15, 1997 with Joseph P. Pawlowski (Exhibit 10.7, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1997 in File No. 1-3880)
- Amendment Number 1 to Amended and Restated Split Dollar Insurance and Death Benefit Agreement by and Between National Fuel Gas Company and Joseph P. Pawlowski, dated March 23, 1999 (Exhibit 10.5, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1999 in File No. 1-3880)
- Second Amended and Restated Split Dollar Insurance Agreement dated June 15, 1999 with Gerald T. Wehrlin (Exhibit 10.6, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1999 in File No. 1-3880)
- Amended and Restated Split Dollar Insurance and Death Benefit Agreement dated September 15, 1997 with Walter E. DeForest (Exhibit 10.7, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1999 in File No. 1-3880)
- Amendment Number 1 to Amended and Restated Split Dollar Insurance and Death Benefit Agreement by and Between National Fuel Gas Company and Walter E. DeForest, dated March 29, 1999 (Exhibit 10.8, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1999 in File No. 1-3880)
- Amended and Restated Split Dollar Insurance and Death Benefit Agreement dated September 15, 1997 with Dennis J. Seeley (Exhibit 10.9, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1999 in File No. 1-3880)
- Amendment Number 1 to Amended and Restated Split Dollar Insurance and Death Benefit Agreement by and Between National Fuel Gas Company and Dennis J. Seeley, dated March 29, 1999 (Exhibit 10.10, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1999 in File No. 1-3880)
- Split Dollar Insurance and Death Benefit Agreement dated September 15, 1997 with Bruce H. Hale (Exhibit 10.11, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1999 in File No. 1-3880)
- Amendment Number 1 to Split Dollar Insurance and Death Benefit Agreement by and Between National Fuel Gas Company and Bruce H. Hale, dated March 29, 1999 (Exhibit 10.12, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1999 in File No. 1-3880)
- Split Dollar Insurance and Death Benefit Agreement dated September 15, 1997 with David F. Smith (Exhibit 10.13, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1999 in File No. 1-3880)
- Amendment Number 1 to Split Dollar Insurance and Death Benefit Agreement by and Between National Fuel Gas Company and David F. Smith, dated March 29, 1999 (Exhibit 10.14, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1999 in File No. 1-3880)
- National Fuel Gas Company and Participating Subsidiaries Executive Retirement Plan as amended and restated through November 1, 1995 (Exhibit 10.10, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1995 in File No. 1-3880)
Item 6. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS (Continued)
- National Fuel Gas Company and Participating Subsidiaries 1996 Executive Retirement Plan Trust Agreement (II) dated May 10, 1996 (Exhibit 10.13, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1996 in File No. 1-3880)
- Amendments to National Fuel Gas Company and Participating Subsidiaries Executive Retirement Plan dated September 18, 1997 (Exhibit 10.9, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1997 in File No. 1-3880)
- Amendments to the National Fuel Gas Company and Participating Subsidiaries Executive Retirement Plan dated December 10, 1998 (Exhibit 10.2, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 1998 in File No. 1-3880)
- Amendments to National Fuel Gas Company and Participating Subsidiaries Executive Retirement Plan effective September 16, 1999 (Exhibit 10.15, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1999 in File No. 1-3880)
- Amendment to National Fuel Gas Company and Participating Subsidiaries Executive Retirement Plan, effective September 5, 2001 (Exhibit 10.4, Form 10-K/A for fiscal year ended September 30, 2001 in File No. 1-3880)
- Retirement Supplement Agreement, dated September 14, 2000, between the Company and Gerald T. Wehrlin (Exhibit 10.5, Form 10-K/A for fiscal year ended September 30, 2001 in File No. 1-3880)
- Retirement Supplement Agreement, dated January 11, 2002, between the Company and Joseph P. Pawlowski (Exhibit 10.6, Form 10-K/A for fiscal year ended September 30, 2001 in File No. 1-3880)
- Administrative Rules with Respect to at Risk Awards under the 1993 Award and Option Plan (Exhibit 10.14, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1996 in File No. 1-3880)
- Administrative Rules with Respect to at Risk Awards under the 1997 Award and Option Plan (Exhibit A, Definitive Proxy Statement, Schedule 14(A) filed January 14, 2000 in File No. 1-3880)
- Administrative Rules of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of National Fuel Gas Company, as amended and restated, effective December 10, 1998 (Exhibit 10.3, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 1998 in File No. 1-3880)
- Excerpts of Minutes from the National Fuel Gas Company Board of Directors Meeting of February 20, 1997 regarding the Retirement Benefits for Bernard J. Kennedy (Exhibit 10.10, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1997 in File No. 1-3880)
- Excerpts of Minutes from the National Fuel Gas Company Board of Directors Meeting of March 20, 1997 regarding the Retainer Policy for Non-Employee Directors (Exhibit 10.11, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1997 in File No. 1-3880)
Indebtedness to System Companies: None
Participation in Bonus and Profit-Sharing Arrangements and Other Benefits:

The information required by this item appears under “Directors’ Compensation,” and “Executive Compensation,” on pages 6 to 7 and pages 10 to 18, respectively, of the National Fuel Gas Company Proxy Statement, dated January 10, 2002, included as Exhibit A(3) to this Form U5S and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 6. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS (Concluded)
Rights to Indemnity:
The information required by this item appears in Article II, Paragraph 8 of the National Fuel Gas Company By-Laws as amended through December 13, 2001. Such By-Laws are listed as Exhibit B(1)(ii) to this Form U5S and are incorporated herein by reference as indicated.

The Company also purchases directors and officers liability insurance coverage with an annual aggregate limit of $135 million, and, in recognition of the scope of the foregoing by-law indemnification, certain other errors and omissions and general liability insurance coverages which are applicable to all employees as insureds, including directors and officers.

ITEM 7. CONTRIBUTIONS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS


                                                                                               Amount
                            Name of Recipient               Accounts Charged Per Books   Fiscal Year Ended
    Name of Company          or Beneficiary       Purpose     of Disbursing Company      September 30, 2001
    ---------------         -----------------     -------   --------------------------   ------------------

Tabulation showing expenditures, disbursements, or payments during the year, in money, goods or services,
directly or indirectly to or for the account of:

(1) Any political party, candidate for public office or holder of such office, or
any committee or agent therefor:

Distribution Corporation           N/A            *FEDPAC    Misc. Income Deductions        $  3,838

Distribution Corporation           N/A            *NYPAC     Misc. Income Deductions        $  3,479

Distribution Corporation           N/A            *PAPAC     Misc. Income Deductions        $  2,086

Supply Corporation                 N/A            *FEDPAC    Misc. Income Deductions        $  1,512

Supply Corporation                 N/A            *NYPAC     Misc. Income Deductions        $  1,472

Supply Corporation                 N/A            *PAPAC     Misc. Income Deductions        $  1,156

* Company labor and expenses relating to administration of political action funds.

(2) Any citizens group or public relations counsel:

Distribution Corporation    24 Beneficiaries       Civic     Operation Expense              $  5,988

Supply Corporation          14 Beneficiaries       Civic     Operation Expense              $  3,531

Seneca Resources             1 Beneficiary         Civic     Operation Expense              $    400

The information called for by instruction 2 to Item 7 was compiled, and memoranda from the applicable System Companies were received and are preserved by the Registrant.

ITEM 8. SERVICE, SALES AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS

Part I. Intercompany sales and services

Salaries of officers of the Registrant


                                                           NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
                                                           -------------------------
                                                          REPORT OF OFFICERS' SALARIES
                                                          ----------------------------
                                                  FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2001
                                                  --------------------------------------------
                          Distribution   Supply    Seneca     Leidy                       Data-
                  Parent     Corp.       Corp.    Resources    Hub    Highland  Horizon   Track   NFR     Total
                  ------  ------------   ------   ---------   -----   --------  -------   -----   ---     -----


B. J. Kennedy    $72,093  $296,854      $449,520   $10,602    $   -   $2,120    $ 8,481  $4,240  $4,240  $848,150

P. C. Ackerman    53,550   220,500       220,500    91,350        -    6,300     37,800       -       -   630,000

A. M. Cellino      9,000   114,383        56,617         -        -        -          -       -       -   180,000

J. P. Pawlowski   13,000   153,995        75,010    16,103        -    1,700          -       -     192   260,000

G. T. Wehrlin     18,337    20,548         9,916     2,128    4,477      219    180,600       -  21,775   258,000