NFG National Fuel Gas Co

National Fuel Gas Company (NYSE: NFG) (the �Company�) today announced that one of its nominees to its Board of Directors, Frederic V. Salerno, has committed to not stand for re-election in 2009 to one of the six Boards of Directors of public companies on which he currently serves. Salerno is now on the Company�s slate of nominees to serve on the National Fuel Gas Company Board of Directors for a term to expire in 2011. National Fuel is an integrated energy company with $4.0 billion in assets comprised of the following five operating segments: Exploration and Production, Pipeline and Storage, Utility, Energy Marketing, and Timber. Additional information about National Fuel is available on its Internet Web site: http://www.nationalfuelgas.com or through its investor information service at 1-800-334-2188.