<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Form 10-Q for June 30, 1996, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000948362 <NAME> MOBILE ENERGY SERVICES CO LLC <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1996 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 358,317 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 0 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 38,389 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 14,530 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 411,236 <COMMON> 0 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 0 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 71,960 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 71,960 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 306,645 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> (7,030) <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 32,631 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 411,236 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 42,110 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 0 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 22,266 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 22,266 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 19,844 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 469 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 20,313 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 15,125 <NET-INCOME> 5,188 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 5,188 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 9,708 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0