<ARTICLE>        UT
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
financial statements of Alabama Gas Corporation for the nine months June 30,
1999, and is qualified in its entirety by reference by to such financial
statements
</LEGEND>
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<NAME>           Alabama Gas Corporation
<MULTIPLIER>     1,000

                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>               SEP-30-1999
<PERIOD-END>                    JUN-30-1999
<BOOK-VALUE>                       PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>           309,612
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>             306
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>              116,316
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>              4,010
<OTHER-ASSETS>                            0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                      430,244
<COMMON>                                 20
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>            34,484
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                 148,764
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>      183,268
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                     0
<PREFERRED>                               0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                119,650
<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>      127,326
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>       430,244
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>           279,545
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                 16,431
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>          226,764
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>          243,195
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>              36,350
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                       39
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>       36,389
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>              7,829
<NET-INCOME>                         28,560
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>               0
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>        28,560
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                  0
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>             6,477
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>               60,051
<EPS-BASIC>                              0.
<EPS-DILUTED>                            0.
<FN>
<F1>ALABAMA GAS CORPORATION IS A SUBSIDIARY OF ENERGEN CORPORATION.
EARNINGS PER SHARE IS NOT CALCULATED AS AMOUNT WOULD NOT
BE MEANINGFUL.
</FN>