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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Bauer David 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) Treasurer & Prin. Fin. Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 6363 MAIN STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/17/2015 (Street) WILLIAMSVILLE, NY 14221 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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 12/19/2015   M   421 A (1) 12,517 D   Common Stock 12/19/2015   M   472 A (2) 12,989 D   Common Stock               6,053 (3) I 401k Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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

Restricted Stock Units

(4)

12/17/2015

A

3,424

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

3,424

$ 0

3,424

D

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

12/19/2015

M

421

(6)

(6)

Common Stock

421

$ 0

422

D

Restricted Stock Units

(2)

12/19/2015

M

472

(7)

(7)

Common Stock

472

$ 0

945

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Bauer David P 6363 MAIN STREET WILLIAMSVILLE, NY 14221			Treasurer & Prin. Fin. Officer

Signatures

James R. Peterson, Attorney in Fact		12/21/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(2)	Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(3)	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 December 17, 2015, as reported by the plan administrator, divided by the closing price of NFG common stock on that date.
(4)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of NFG common stock.
(5)	The restricted stock units vest as follows: 1,141 on December 17, 2016, 1,141 on December 17, 2017, and 1,142 on December 17, 2018.
(6)	On December 19, 2013, the reporting person was granted 1,264 restricted stock units, vesting as follows: 421 on December 19, 2014, 421 on December 19, 2015, and 422 on December 19, 2016.
(7)	On December 19, 2014, the reporting person was granted 1,417 restricted stock units, vesting as follows: 472 on December 19, 2015, 472 on December 19, 2016, and 473 on December 19, 2017.

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