<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF ENERGEN CORPORATION FOR THE NINE-MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1997, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <RESTATED> <CIK> 0000277595 <NAME> ENERGEN CORPORATION <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-30-1997 <PERIOD-START> OCT-01-1996 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1997 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 286,894 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 290,637 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 115,282 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 11,101 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 704,321 <COMMON> 262 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 145,506 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 124,031 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 269,799 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 279,622 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 34,000 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 1,855 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 119,045 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 704,321 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 370,823 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 7,555 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 313,026 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 320,581 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 57,797 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> (13,527) <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 52,920 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 16,205 <NET-INCOME> 36,715 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 36,715 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 11,217 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 10,654 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 59,371 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.49 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.48