<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED INCOME, BALANCE SHEET, AND CASH FLOWS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. <CIK> 0000075527 <NAME> PACIFIC ENTERPRISES <MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1998 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 2,973 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 54 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 650 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 390 <OTHER-ASSETS> 369 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 4,436 <COMMON> 1,045 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 0 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 362 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 1,407 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 80 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 1,190 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 32 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 0 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 1,727 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 4,436 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 1,781 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 87 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,543 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,630 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 151 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 3 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 154 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 57 <NET-INCOME> 97 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 3 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 94 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 97 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 566 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0