<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> The following schedule contains summarized financial information extracted from the Questasr Pipeline Consolidated Statements of Income and Balance Sheet for the period ended March 31, 2000, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such unaudited financial statements. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-2000 <CASH> 1,1363 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 10,600 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 2,538 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 16,051 <PP&E> 708,002 <DEPRECIATION> 231,699 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 523,678 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 25,525 <BONDS> 245,006 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 6,551 <OTHER-SE> 192,509 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 523,678 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 29,858 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 9,965 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 4,858 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 4,699 <INCOME-PRETAX> 11,436 <INCOME-TAX> 4,312 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 7,124 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 7,124 <EPS-BASIC> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0