<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 
        
                              
 
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<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1998 
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK 
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<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                         51 
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<OTHER-ASSETS>                                     400 
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                   4,598 
<COMMON>                                         1,072 
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                            0 
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                395 
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                   1,467 
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0 
<PREFERRED>                                         80 
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                               985 
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                  43 
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0 
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<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                      206 
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0 
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                          0 
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                     0 
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<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                    4,598 
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                        2,472 
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                               127 
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<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                   0 
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<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                            67 
<NET-INCOME>                                       147 
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                          4 
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                      143 
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                            97 
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                            0 
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