FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

MCGINNIS JOHN P 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO [ NFG ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
Pres - Seneca Resources
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

1201 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 2600 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

2/20/2018
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77002
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock   2/20/2018     M    4166.00   A $49.646   27072.00   D    
Common Stock   2/20/2018     D    3976.00   (1) D $49.646   23096.00   D    
Common Stock   2/20/2018     F    44.00   (1) D $49.646   23052.00   D    
Common Stock                  7598.00   (2) I   401k Trust  
Common Stock                  29792.00   I   By limited liability company   (3)
Common Stock                  1747.00   I   By reporting person and spouse as trustees for child  
Common Stock                  1747.00   I   By reporting person and spouse as trustees for child  

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Appreciation Right   $47.37   2/20/2018     M         4166.00    2/20/2009   2/20/2018   Common Stock   4166.00   $0.00   0.00   D    

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  A stock appreciation right with respect to 4,166 shares of Common Stock of the Company was deemed to be exercised by the reporting person at the close of business on February 20, 2018, the scheduled expiration date of the right. In connection with this exercise, the reporting person was deemed to have sold back to the Company shares of Common Stock of the Company having a value equal to the exercise price of the stock appreciation right. This deemed sale of 3,976 shares is shown on Table I as a disposition (Transaction Code "D" in column 4), although none of these shares were sold into the open market, as indicated by Transaction Code "D" in column 3. Additionally, 44 shares of Common Stock of the Company were withheld and cancelled to cover minimum tax withholding. This share cancellation is shown on Table I as a disposition (Transaction Code "D" in column 4), although none of these shares were sold into the open market, as indicated by Transaction Code "F" in column 3.
(2)  The NFG stock fund under the NFG 401(k) plan is denominated in units, representing ownership interests in a fund that includes both NFG common stock and a reserve of cash. The information reported represents the dollar value of the reporting person's balance in the NFG stock fund as of February 20, 2018, as reported by the plan administrator, divided by the closing price of NFG common stock on that date.
(3)  The reporting person and his spouse are the sole members of the limited liability company.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
MCGINNIS JOHN P
1201 LOUISIANA STREET
SUITE 2600
HOUSTON, TX 77002

Pres - Seneca Resources

Signatures
M. W. Reville, Attorney in Fact 2/22/2018
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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