<ARTICLE>UT <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Form 10-Q for June 30, 1997 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000948362 <NAME>MOBILE ENERGY SERVICES CO LLC <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1997 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 349,500 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 0 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 37,674 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 13,847 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 401,021 <COMMON> 0 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 0 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 74,312 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 74,312 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 300,988 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> (7,670) <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 25,721 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 401,021 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 43,029 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 0 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 24,242 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 24,242 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 18,787 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 321 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 19,108 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 14,774 <NET-INCOME> 4,334 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 4,334 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 20,871 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0