<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>  This schedule contains summary financial information extracted
from the Form 10Q for March 31, 1995, and is qualified in its entirety by 
reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<CIK> 0000003146
<NAME> ALABAMA GAS CORPORATION
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          SEP-30-1995
<PERIOD-START>                             OCT-01-1994
<PERIOD-END>                               MAR-31-1995
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                      240,983
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                        180
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                          95,046
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                         9,007
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 345,216
<COMMON>                                            20
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                       34,484
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                             93,990
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                 128,494
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                            82,750
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                   0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                       0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                    2,854
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                          0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                     0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                 131,118
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                  345,216
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                      201,367
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                            10,612
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     167,783
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     178,395
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                         22,972
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                 652
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                  23,624
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                         4,606
<NET-INCOME>                                    19,018
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                          0
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                   19,018
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                         6,115
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                        3,473
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                          37,710
<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>