<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <RESTATED> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-30-1999 <PERIOD-START> OCT-01-1998 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1999 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 2,268,547 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 0 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 341,330 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 8,957 <OTHER-ASSETS> 229,529 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 2,848,363 <COMMON> 38,641 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 424,240 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 492,233 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 943,334 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 724,920 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 212,100 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 150,000 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 160,111 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 657,898 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 2,848,363 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 823,826 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 52,580 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 630,937 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 683,517 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 140,309 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 6,317 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 146,626 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 44,975 <NET-INCOME> 98,763 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 98,763 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 34,642 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 132,367 <EPS-BASIC> 2.56 <EPS-DILUTED> 2.54