NFG National Fuel Gas Co

National Fuel Gas Company ("National Fuel" or "Company") (NYSE:NFG) will host a financial analyst conference on Thursday, March 9, 2006, beginning at approximately 8:30 a.m. ET, that will also be broadcast live over the Company's web site, www.nationalfuelgas.com. Representing the Company at this conference will be: Philip C. Ackerman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of National Fuel; David F. Smith, President and Chief Operating Officer of National Fuel; Ronald J. Tanski, National Fuel's Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer; James A. Beck, President of Seneca Resources Corporation; Donna L. DeCarolis, President of National Fuel Resources, Inc.; Ronald J. Kraemer, Vice President of Empire State Pipeline; and Duane A. Wassum, Assistant Vice President of Horizon LFG, Inc. There are two ways to access this conference. For those with internet capability, you may access the live webcast by going to National Fuel's web site at www.nationalfuelgas.com and clicking on the "For Investors" link at the top of the homepage. For those without internet capability, you may access the live conference by dialing (toll-free) 1-800-295-3991 or (international) 617-614-3924, and using the passcode "50904455." For those unable to listen to the live conference, a replay will be available approximately one hour after it concludes at the same web site link and by phone at (toll-free) 1-888-286-8010 or (international) 617-801-6888 using passcode "82259034." Both the webcast and telephonic replay will be available until the close of business on Friday, March 17, 2006. National Fuel is an integrated energy company with $3.9 billion in assets comprised of the following five operating segments: Utility, Pipeline and Storage, Exploration and Production, Energy Marketing, and Timber. Additional information about National Fuel is available on its web site: http://www.nationalfuelgas.com or through its investor information service at 1-800-334-2188.