Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes, constitutes
and appoints each of Lee E. Hartz, Kenneth E. Webster, Meghan A. Corcoran
and James P. Baetzhold, or any of them acting singly, and with full power of
substitution and re-substitution, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact (each of such persons and their substitutes being referred
to herein as the "Attorney-in-Fact"), with full power to act for the undersigned
and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to:

1  Prepare, execute, and submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission
("SEC") a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other documents
necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the
undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required or
considered by the Attorney-in-Fact to be advisable under Section 13
or Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act")
or any rule or regulation of the SEC;

2  Prepare, execute and submit to the SEC, National Fuel Gas Company
(the "Company"), and/or any national securities exchange on which the Company's
securities are listed any and all reports (including any amendments thereto)
the undersigned is required to file with the SEC, or which the Attorney-in-Fact
considers it advisable to file with the SEC, under Section 13 or Section 16
of the Exchange Act or any rule or regulation thereunder, or under Rule 144
under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144"), with respect to any security
of the Company, including Forms 3, 4 and 5, Schedules 13D and 13G, and
Forms 144; and

3.  Obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the undersigned's
behalf, information regarding transactions in the Company's equity securities
from any third party, including the Company and any brokers, dealers, employee
benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes
any such third party to release any such information to the Attorney-in-Fact.

The undersigned acknowledges that:

a) This Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, the Attorney-in-Fact
to act in his or her discretion on information provided to such
Attorney-in-Fact without independent verification of such information;

b) Any documents prepared or executed by the Attorney-in-Fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney will be in
such form and will contain such information as the Attorney-in-Fact, in his
or her discretion, deems necessary or desirable;

c) Neither the Company nor the Attorney-in-Fact assumes any liability
for the undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirements of
Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act or Rule 144, any liability
of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such requirements,
or any liability of the undersigned for disgorgement of profits under
Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and

d) This Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from
responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under
Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act, including, without
limitation, the reporting requirements under Section 13 or Section 16
of the Exchange Act.

The undersigned hereby grants to the Attorney-in-Fact full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite, necessary
or advisable to be done in connection with the foregoing, as fully, to all
intents and purposes, as the undersigned might or could do in person,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that the Attorney-in-Fact, or his
or her substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
authority of this Power of Attorney.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 4 or 5 or Schedules 13D
or 13G or Forms 144 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities of the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the Attorney-in-Fact. This Power
of Attorney revokes all previous powers of attorney with respect to the
subject matter of this Power of Attorney.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power
of Attorney as of January 15, 2025.

Signature:  /s/ Joseph N. Del Vecchio
Name:  Joseph N. Del Vecchio