<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>