# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000070145
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-144734
**Filing Date:** 2025-6
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-144734.hdr.sgml**: 20250623

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-144734

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: SD

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 15

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250623

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250623

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000070145
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION [4924]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 131086010
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** NJ
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0930

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** SD
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-03880
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251065854

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 6363 MAIN STREET
- **CITY:** WILLIAMSVILLE
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 14221-5887
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 716-857-7000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 6363 MAIN STREET
- **STREET 2:** 6363 MAIN STREET
- **CITY:** WILLIAMSVILLE
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 14221-5887

**UNITED STATES** 

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** 

**Washington, D.C. 20549** 

**FORM SD** 

**SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT** 

## NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
**(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)** 

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **New Jersey** | **1-3880** | **13-1086010** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction**<br> **of incorporation)** | **(Commission File Number)** | **(IRS Employer**<br> **Identification No.)** |

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|:---|:---|
| **6363 Main Street, Williamsville, New York** | **14221** |
| **(Address of principal executive offices)** | **(Zip Code)** |

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**Elena G. Mendel** 

**(716) 857-7000** 

**(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.)** 

Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this Form is being submitted, and provide the period to which the information in this Form applies:

☐ Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, _____.

☒ Rule 13q-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13q-1) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024.

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**Section 2 – Resource Extraction Issuer Disclosure** 

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| **Item 2.01** | **Resource Extraction Issuer Disclosure and Report**  |

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Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers

The specified payment disclosure required by this Form is included in Exhibit 2.01 hereto.

**Section 3 – Exhibits** 

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| **Item 3.01** | **Exhibits**  |

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Exhibit 2.01 – [Resource Extraction Payment Report as required by Item 2.01 of this Form](d912182dex201.htm).

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**SIGNATURES** 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the duly authorized undersigned.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY | NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY |  |
| By | /s/ Elena G. Mendel | June 23, 2025 |
|  | Elena G. Mendel | Date |
|  | Controller and Chief Accounting Officer |  |

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## Exhibit 2.01

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2.01 SDfalse0000070145NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANYsnj:US-NYsnj:US-PAnfg:NaturalGasAndOilMembernfg:NaturalGasAndOilMemberWellWellNRNational Fuel Gas Company (the "Company") files a consolidated income tax return and is the entity that made the payments. The US Federal Government levies corporate income taxes at the entity level rather than on a per-project basis. Accordingly, the Company has disclosed payments of taxes at the entity level. The payments relate not to particular projects but to the consolidated income of the Company. The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Seneca Resources Company, LLC ("Seneca"), is engaged in the commercial development of natural gas and oil in Pennsylvania principally, and in New York. Seneca's method of extraction is "well." Seneca also has small working interests as a non-operator in certain oil and natural gas wells located in Texas. 0000070145 2023-10-01 2024-09-30 0000070145 country:US nfg:UsFederalGovernmentMember 2023-10-01 2024-09-30 0000070145 1 2023-10-01 2024-09-30 0000070145 2 2023-10-01 2024-09-30 iso4217:USD

Exhibit 2.01

Resource Extraction Payment Report

Resource Extraction Issuer: National Fuel Gas Company

Reporting Year: Fiscal Year ended September 30, 2024

Date submitted: June 23, 2025

Currency of this report: USD

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Government level disclosure

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD |
| Country | Payee | Department,<br>Agency, etc.<br>within Payee<br>that received<br>payments | Taxes | Royalties | Fees | Production<br>entitlements | Bonuses | Dividends | Payments for<br>infrastructure<br>improvements | Community and social<br>responsibility<br>payments that are<br>required by law or<br>contract | Totals |
| United<br>States | US Federal<br>Government | US Treasury | 5291<sup>(1)</sup> |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5291 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5291 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5291 |

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Footnote:

1. National Fuel Gas Company (the "Company") files a consolidated income tax return and is the entity that made the payments. The US Federal Government levies corporate income taxes at the entity level rather than on a per-project basis. Accordingly, the Company has disclosed payments of taxes at the entity level. The payments relate not to particular projects but to the consolidated income of the Company. The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Seneca Resources Company, LLC ("Seneca"), is engaged in the commercial development of natural gas and oi l in Pennsylvania principally, and in New York . Seneca's method of extraction is " wel l ." Seneca also has small working interests as a non-operator in certain oil and natural gas wells located in Texas.

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