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<LEGEND>
                                                             EXHIBIT 27.2
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FORM THE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF ENERGEN CORPORATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER
30, 1994, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
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<NAME> ENERGEN CORPORATION
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