<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF ENERGEN CORPORATION FOR THE NINE-MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000277595 <NAME> ENERGEN CORPORATION <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-30-1998 <PERIOD-START> OCT-01-1997 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1998 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 314,090 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 425,444 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 129,995 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 21,451 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 890,980 <COMMON> 292 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 193,549 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 147,844 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 341,685 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 378,146 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 33,000 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 1,859 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 136,290 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 890,980 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 424,573 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> (2,599) <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 360,199 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 357,600 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 64,374 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> (20,639) <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 68,725 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 22,391 <NET-INCOME> 46,334 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 46,334 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> (13,500) <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 17,570 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 110,811 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.60 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.58