<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> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1999 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 2,862 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 6 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 863 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 340 <OTHER-ASSETS> 191 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 4,262 <COMMON> 1,072 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 0 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 13 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 1,085 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 80 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 1,069 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 70 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 105 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 1,853 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 4,262 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 1,796 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 110 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,479 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,589 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 207 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> (4) <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 203 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 70 <NET-INCOME> 133 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 3 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 130 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 100 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 41 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 281 <EPS-BASIC> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0