<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from
 the Form 10Q for June 30,1996, and is qualified in its entirety by
 reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<CIK> 0000003146
<NAME> ALABAMA GAS CORPORATION
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          SEP-30-1996
<PERIOD-START>                             OCT-01-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               Jun-30-1996
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                      270,187
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                        398
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                          83,213
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                         7,652
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 361,450
<COMMON>                                            20
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                       34,484
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            100,095
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                 134,599
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                           100,000
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                   0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                       0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                        0
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                          0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                     0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                 126,851
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                  361,450
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                      312,553
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                            12,177
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     271,343
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     283,520
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                         29,033
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                 290
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                 29,323
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                         7,311
<NET-INCOME>                                    22,012
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                          0
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                   22,012
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                         9,555
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                        5,605     
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                          48,754
<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>