NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO - FORM 10-Q - EX-99

Exhibit 99

NATIONAL FUEL GAS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)


	Twelve Months Ended
	December 31
	2009			2008
	(Thousands of Dollars)
INCOME
Operating Revenues	$	1,907,701		$	2,439,256


Operating Expenses
Purchased Gas		845,837			1,285,880
Operation and Maintenance		396,018			431,750
Property, Franchise and Other Taxes		72,061			76,675
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		176,023			168,844
Impairment of Oil and Gas Producing Properties		—			182,811

		1,489,939			2,145,960

Operating Income		417,762			293,296

Other Income (Expense):
Income from Unconsolidated Subsidiaries		4,453			3,342
Impairment of Investment in Partnership		(1,804	)		—
Interest Income		5,038			9,614
Other Income		1,605			11,450
Interest Expense on Long-Term Debt		(83,426	)		(71,866	)
Other Interest Expense		(9,255	)		(2,771	)


Income Before Income Taxes		334,373			243,065

Income Tax Expense		126,488			87,619


Net Income Available for Common Stock	$	207,885		$	155,446


Earnings Per Common Share:
Basic:
Net Income Available for Common Stock	$	2.60		$	1.91


Diluted:
Net Income Available for Common Stock	$	2.56		$	1.87


Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:
Used in Basic Calculation		79,983,513			81,217,898


Used in Diluted Calculation		81,156,966			83,112,216

NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO - FORM 10-Q - EX-99 - February 5, 2010