<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> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1999 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 2,919 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 47 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,053 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 347 <OTHER-ASSETS> 180 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 4,546 <COMMON> 1,089 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 0 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 88 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 1,177 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 80 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 970 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 208 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 2,111 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 4,546 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 614 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 40 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 508 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 548 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 66 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 5 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 71 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 23 <NET-INCOME> 48 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 1 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 47 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 100 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 318 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0