<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>                                     EXHIBIT 27.2
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
Form 10Q for December 31, 1994, and is qualified in its entirety by reference
to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<CIK> 0000003146
<NAME> ALABAMA GAS CORPORATION
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          SEP-30-1995
<PERIOD-START>                             OCT-01-1994
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1994
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                      238,308
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                        180
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                          84,474
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                         9,054
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 332,016
<COMMON>                                            20
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                       34,484
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                             79,778
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                 114,282
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                            84,359
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                   0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                        2,000
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                       0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                    2,793
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                          0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                     0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                 128,582
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                  332,016
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                       67,226
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                               822
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                      62,708
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                      63,530
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                          3,696
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                 344
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                   4,040
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                         2,289
<NET-INCOME>                                     1,751
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                          0
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                    1,751
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                         3,060
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                        1,707     
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                          (1,381)
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                        0<F1>
<EPS-DILUTED>                                        0<F1>
<FN>
<F1>Earnings per share is calculated for Energen Corporation (parent company of
Alagasco) and is not calculated for Alagasco separately as amount would not be
meaningful.
</FN>