ENERGEN CORP
11-K, 1999-06-28
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                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       Washington, D.C.  20549

                              FORM 11-K

              Annual Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of
                 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

             For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998
                     Commission File No. 33-46641

              ENERGEN CORPORATION EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN
                       (Full title of the plan)

                         ENERGEN CORPORATION
                        605 21st Street North
                   Birmingham, Alabama  35203-2707




Required  Information.   The Plan is subject to the Employee  Retirement  Income
Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA").  Therefore, in lieu of the requirements of Items
1-3 of Form 11-K, the financial statements and schedules of the Plan for the two
fiscal  years  ended  December 31, 1998 and 1997, which have  been  prepared  in
accordance  with the financial reporting requirements of ERISA, and the  consent
of Pricewaterhouse Coopers, are filed as a part of this annual report:

Signatures:   Pursuant  to the requirements of the Securities  Exchange  Act  of
1934,  the trustees (or other persons who administer the Plan) have duly  caused
this  annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto  duly
authorized.

ENERGEN CORPORATION EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN



/s/ W.D. Self                           June 25,1999

W. D. Self                              Date
Chairman of Energen Benefits Committee and
Vice President-Human Resources and
Administration, Energen Corporation



/s/ G.C. Ketcham                        June 25, 1999

G. C. Ketcham                           Date
Member of Energen Benefits Committee and
Executive Vice President, CFO and Treasurer,
Energen Corporation

<PAGE>


                    ENERGEN CORPORATION EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN

                 Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedules
                 for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997



<PAGE>

Energen Corporation Employee Savings Plan
Table of Contents
                                                                 Pages


Report of Independent Accountants                                  1

Financial Statements:
  Statements of Participants' Balances                             2
    December 31, 1998 and 1997


  Statements of Changes in Participants' Balances
    for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997                 3


Notes to Financial Statements                                    4 - 10

Supplemental Schedules:
  *Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes
    as of December 31, 1998                                        11

  *Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions
    for the year ended December 31, 1998                        12 - 13



* Refers to item number in Form 5500 (Annual Return/Report of
     Employee Benefit Plan)
  for plan year ended December 31, 1998.


<PAGE>


Report of Independent Accountants

To the Energen Benefits Committee
Energen Corporation Employee Savings Plan

In  our  opinion,  the  accompanying statements of  participants'  balances  and
changes in participants' balances present fairly, in all material respects,  the
financial  position of the Energen Corporation Employee Savings Plan (the  Plan)
as  of  December 31, 1998 and 1997 and for the years then ended,  in  conformity
with  generally  accepted accounting principles. These financial statements  are
the responsibility of the Plan's management; our responsibility is to express an
opinion  on  these  financial statements based on our audits. We  conducted  our
audits  of  these  statements  in accordance with  generally  accepted  auditing
standards  which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance   about  whether  the  financial  statements  are  free  of   material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence  supporting
the   amounts  and  disclosures  in  the  financial  statements,  assessing  the
accounting  principles used and significant estimates made  by  management,  and
evaluating  the  overall financial statement presentation. We believe  that  our
audits provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.

Our  audits  were  made  for the purpose of forming  an  opinion  on  the  basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedules listed in  the
table  of contents are presented for the purpose of additional analysis and  are
not  a  required  part of the basic financial statements but  are  supplementary
information  required  by the Department of Labor's Rules  and  Regulations  for
reporting  and disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security  Act  of
1974.  The supplemental schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures
applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion,  are
fairly  stated  in  all  material respects in relation to  the  basic  financial
statements taken as a whole.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
June 3, 1999

<PAGE>  1


Energen Corporation Employee Savings Plan
Statements of Participants' Balances
December 31, 1998 and 1997


                  ASSETS                             1998         1997


Investment in Energen Corporation common stock
  (cost $34,802,047 and $29,829,287
  at December 31, 1998 and                     $ 58,059,031  $ 55,455,693
  1997, respectively)
Other investments (cost $34,039,397 and
  $29,848,717 at December 31, 1998 and
  1997, respectively)                            44,452,945    37,451,724

Loans to participants                             5,253,655     4,868,064

Cash surrender value of life insurance               91,123        85,870

Employer contributions receivable                   639,591       558,308

Employee contributions receivable                   303,645       266,323

Interest, dividends, and other receivables                         35,818


                                              $ 108,799,990  $ 98,721,800


  LIABILITIES AND PARTICIPANTS' BALANCES


Participants' balances                       $  108,799,990  $ 98,721,800

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

<PAGE>  2

Energen Corporation Employee Savings Plan
Statements of Changes in Participants' Balances
for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997


                                                 1998           1997

Additions:

  Employer contributions                    $  3,227,635   $  3,041,481

  Employee contributions                       5,181,373      3,444,204

  Interest and dividend income                 4,629,171      4,364,801

  Net appreciation in the fair value of        3,156,420     17,109,970
     investments
  Increase (decrease) in cash surrender           10,904           (508)
     value
  Other receipts (disbursements)                 172,275            (32)


                                              16,377,778     27,959,916

Deductions:

  Distributions to participants                6,293,204      4,273,328

  Insurance premiums                               5,651          7,578

  Fees and other distributions                       733          1,168


                                               6,299,588      4,282,074


    Net increase                              10,078,190     23,677,842


Participants' balances:

  Beginning of year                           98,721,800     75,043,958


  End of year                              $ 108,799,990  $  98,721,800



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.


<PAGE>  3

Energen Corporation Employee Savings Plan
Notes to Financial Statements



 1.Description of Plan
   General  -  The  Energen  Corporation Employee  Savings  Plan  is  a  defined
   contribution   plan   covering  substantially  all   employees   of   Energen
   Corporation  and  its  subsidiaries,  principally  Alabama  Gas  Corporation,
   Energen  Resources, Inc., Alagasco Pipeline Company, EGN Services,  Inc.  and
   Basin Pipeline Corporation (collectively referred to as the Company).

   Employees  are  eligible  to  participate in the Plan  after  completing  six
   months  of service as defined in the Plan. Individual accounts are maintained
   for  each  participant in the Plan and are adjusted for allocation of  assets
   purchased   with   the  Company's  Employee  Stock  Ownership   Plan   (ESOP)
   contribution, employee contributions, employer contributions, and  investment
   results.  An  administrative committee and a trustee  are  appointed  by  the
   Company   to  administer  the  Plan  and  trust,  respectively.  The  Company
   generally pays the administrative expenses of the Plan.

   Contributions  -  Contributions  to the Plan  consist  of  employee  elective
   contributions,  Company  matching  and  ESOP  contributions,   and   rollover
   contributions.  Employee elective contributions,  if  any,  are  made  in  an
   amount  equal  to  any  whole  percentage  of  the  employee's  compensation,
   generally  not  to  exceed 15% thereof and not less than 2% thereof.  Company
   matching  contributions are presently being funded at the end of each  month.
   This  contribution is currently 50% of each employee's elective  contribution
   up  to  6% of the employee's compensation. This contribution level is at  the
   discretion of the board of directors of the Company. Contributions by  highly
   compensated  employees are subject to certain limitations  as  prescribed  by
   the Plan.

   Company  ESOP contributions are presently being funded each quarter  and  are
   at  the  discretion of the board of directors. The formula used  to  allocate
   the  ESOP  contribution is determined annually. Current  contribution  levels
   range  from 2.25% to 7% of the employee's annual compensation, based  on  the
   employee's  age. The amount of forfeited nonvested accounts at  December  31,
   1998  and 1997 was approximately $17,500 and $10,800, respectively,  and  was
   held  primarily in the Vanguard Money Market Reserve-Prime Portfolio account.
   The   Company  plans  to  use  all  of  this  amount  to  reduce  its  future
   contributions to the Plan.

   Vesting  -  Each participant has a fully vested and nonforfeitable  right  in
   any   elective   and   rollover  contributions  and   earnings   thereon.   A
   participant's  matching and ESOP contribution accounts  become  fully  vested
   upon the earlier of normal retirement, disability, death, termination of  the
   Plan, three years of service as a plan member, or five years of service.

   <PAGE>  4

   Individual  Accounts - Each participant has an individual  account  which  is
   divided  into  an  elective  contribution account,  a  matching  contribution
   account,  an ESOP contribution account, and a rollover account. Purchases  of
   stock are allocated to individual participants' elective, matching, and  ESOP
   accounts  as set forth in the Plan. Stock purchased with the Company matching
   contributions   is   allocated  based  on  the  ratio  of   a   participant's
   compensation,  as  defined  in  the  Plan,  for  the  plan  year   to   total
   compensation  of  all  such participants for the plan year.  Stock  purchased
   with  cash  dividends  or with the proceeds of other distributions  from  the
   Plan's  assets  and stock received in kind by the trustee as a  stock  split,
   dividend,  or other distribution of stock so held is allocated based  on  the
   ratio  of  a  participant's account balance to the total account balances  of
   all  participants  as  of the record dates of the dividend  or  distribution.
   Cash  dividends attributable to shares which  have not yet been allocated  to
   individual  participants'  accounts shall be  used  to  purchase  shares  for
   allocation  in  the  same  manner  that shares  purchased  with  the  Company
   matching contributions are allocated.

   Investments  -  As  of  December  31, 1998, participants  may  elect  one  of
   fourteen  options:  The Vanguard Money Market Reserves - Prime  Portfolio,  a
   money  market fund with a portfolio of high quality money market  instruments
   that  mature  in one year or less; the Vanguard/Wellington Fund,  a  balanced
   fund  which invests in bonds and common stocks; the Vanguard 500 Index  Fund,
   a  growth and income fund that invests in all of the stocks included  in  the
   Standard and Poor (S&P)'s 500 Index in approximately the same proportions  as
   they  are represented in the S&P 500 Index; the Vanguard/Windsor II  Fund,  a
   growth  and  income fund which invests in common stocks; the  Vanguard/Morgan
   Growth  Fund,  a  growth fund which invests in a portfolio of common  stocks;
   the  Vanguard International Growth Fund, a growth fund which invests  in  the
   common  stocks of companies based outside of the United States; the  Vanguard
   Long-Term  Corporate  Fund, an income fund which  invests  in  a  diversified
   portfolio of long-term investment-grade bonds; the Energen Stock Fund,  which
   invests  exclusively  in  the  stock  of Energen  Corporation;  the  Vanguard
   Intermediate-Term Corporate Fund, an income fund which invests  in  corporate
   bonds, U.S. Treasury and Government agency securities that mature in five  to
   twelve  years;  the Vanguard Small Capitalization Index Fund,  an  aggressive
   growth stock fund which invests in stocks from the Russell 2000 Index and  is
   constructed   so   that,   in   the  aggregate,  the   Portfolio's   industry
   capitalization and fundamental characteristics resemble those of the  Russell
   2000;  the  Vanguard  Life  Strategy  Growth  Fund,  Vanguard  Life  Strategy
   Moderate  Growth Fund, Vanguard Life Strategy Conservative Growth  Fund,  and
   Vanguard  Life Strategy Income Fund, funds which invest in carefully selected
   portfolios of Vanguard Mutual Funds.

   <PAGE>  5

   Prior  to  December 31, 1986, there was a life insurance option available  to
   participants  of  the  Plan. No new contracts may  be  purchased  under  this
   option;  however,  participants that were enrolled in this option  may  still
   contribute  to this fund which invests in universal life insurance  policies.
   The  number of employees participating in each option as of December 31, 1998
   and 1997 is as follows:

                                                             1998       1997

     Vanguard Money Market Reserves - Prime Portfolio         835        878

     Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Fund                        270        274

     Vanguard/Wellington Fund                                 643        636

     Vanguard 500 Index Fund                                  890        863

     Vanguard/Windsor II Fund                                 593        537

     Vanguard/Morgan Growth Fund                              557        556

     Vanguard International Growth Fund                       334        363

     Energen Stock Fund                                     1,567      1,519

     Insurance                                                 18         20

     Loan Fund                                                637        650

     Vanguard Small Capitalization Index Fund                  80         66

     Vanguard Life Strategy Income Fund                        17          9

     Vanguard Life Strategy Conservative Growth Fund           27         22

     Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Fund                 35         26

     Vanguard Life Strategy Moderate Growth Fund               55         45

     Vanguard Life Strategy Growth Fund                        64         53


   Loans  - Participants may borrow from their vested individual accounts up  to
   amounts  prescribed  in  the  Plan. The interest  rates  on  these  loans  at
   December 31, 1998 ranged from 7.00% to 11.50%.

   Termination of the Plan - While the Company has not expressed any  intent  to
   terminate  the Plan or suspend contributions, it may do so at  any  time  and
   for  any  reason. In the event of termination, the Energen Benefits Committee
   may,  with  the Company's approval either (1) continue the Trust Fund  either
   through  the existing trust agreement or through successor funding  media  or
   (2)  terminate  the Trust Fund, pay all expenses, and direct the  payment  of
   benefits,  either in the form of lump-sum distributions, transfer to  another
   qualified   plan,  or  any  form  selected  by  the  committee.  Any   assets
   attributable  to  unallocated financed shares that remain  after  all  vested
   account  balances  under  the Plan have been paid will  be  returned  to  the
   employer.  Distribution  to  a  member of his elective  contribution  account
   which  is  not  otherwise  distributable on account of  his  separation  from
   service,  attainment of age 59-1/2, or hardship will be made  only  where  no
   successor to the Plan is established.

2.Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
   Basis  of  Financial Statements - The financial statements of  the  Plan  are
   maintained  on  the accrual basis and have been prepared in  conformity  with
   generally accepted accounting principles.

   <PAGE>  6

   Investment  Valuation - The investment in common stock of Energen Corporation
   is  stated  at  quoted market value as determined by the latest  sales  price
   thereof  reported by the principal securities exchange on which the stock  is
   traded  on  the  last business day of the year. Purchases of  securities  are
   recorded  on  the  trade  dates. The investment in money  market  instruments
   represents  the value of contributions made, adjusted for investment  income,
   benefit  payments, and administrative expenses. Investments in  mutual  funds
   are  carried  at  the fair value of funds' shares, which is  based  upon  the
   market  value of the underlying investments. The cost of securities  sold  is
   determined at average cost.

   The  Plan  presents  in  the  statement of changes  in  net  assets  the  net
   appreciation  (depreciation)  in  the fair value  of  its  investments  which
   consists  of  the  realized gains and losses and the unrealized  appreciation
   (depreciation) on those investments.

3.Income Tax Status
   The  Plan  is  exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(a)  of  the
   Internal  Revenue Code. The Plan obtained its latest determination letter  on
   July 3, 1997, in which the Internal Revenue Service stated that the Plan,  as
   then  designed,  was  in compliance with the applicable requirements  of  the
   Internal  Revenue  Code.  The  Plan  has been  amended  since  receiving  the
   determination  letter. However, the plan administrator  and  the  Plan's  tax
   counsel  believe  that the Plan is currently designed and being  operated  in
   compliance  with  the applicable requirements of the Internal  Revenue  Code.
   Therefore,  no  provision for income taxes has been included  in  the  Plan's
   financial statements.

4.Investments
   Investments at December 31, 1998 and 1997 are as follows:

                                    1998                     1997

                             Market       Cost      Market         Cost



   Energen Corporation    $58,059,031 $34,802,047 $55,455,693  $29,829,287
      common stock
   Money market and
      guaranteed rate
      short-term
       investments        $ 8,111,875 $ 8,111,875 $ 7,381,184  $ 7,381,184
   Mutual funds            36,341,070  25,927,522  30,070,540   22,467,533


                          $44,452,945 $34,039,397 $37,451,724  $29,848,717


   The  change  in unrealized appreciation was $.4 million and $14.5 million  in
   1998 and 1997, respectively.


<PAGE>  7
The following is a summary of assets held in excess of 5% of the Plan's net
   assets at December 31:
                                                   1998         1997


     Energen Corporation common stock       $     58,059,031 $   55,455,693

     Vanguard 500 Index Fund                $     13,879,827 $   10,721,152

     VMMR - Prime Portfolio                 $      8,111,874 $    7,381,184

     Vanguard Morgan Growth Fund            $      5,887,717

     Vanguard Wellington Fund               $      5,468,516


   The  investments of the Plan at December 31, 1998 and 1997, as  described  in
   the  accompanying Statements of Participants' Balances, are held by  Vanguard
   Fiduciary Trust Company, under a trust agreement dated October 1, 1991.


<PAGE>  8

5.Allocation of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits
   The allocation of net assets available for plan benefits to the Plan's
   separate investment program for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997
   is as follows:


                                                         Vanguard
                                              Energen      Life      Vanguard
                                                         Strategy
       1998        Consolidated Elimination    Stock      Growth    Wellington
      ASSETS          Totals      Entries      Fund        Fund        Fund

    Energen common
             stock  $58,059,031             $58,059,031
          Loans to
      participants
        (Notes and    5,253,655
        mortgages)
 Other investments   44,452,945                            $838,982  $5,468,516

          Employer
     contributions
        receivable      639,591                 639,591
          Employee
     contributions
        receivable      303,645                  36,281       5,486      38,531
    Cash surrender
            value-
    life insurance       91,123

      Total assets $108,799,990              $58,734,903    $844,468 $5,507,047


 LIABILITIES AND
  PARTICIPANTS'
     BALANCES
     Participants'
          balances  $108,799,990             $58,734,903   $844,468    5,507,047

 Total liabilities
 and participants'
          balances  $108,799,990             $58,734,903   $844,468   $5,507,047


                     Vanguard    Vanguard    Vanguard                Vanguard
                                               Money
                      Morgan     Long Term    Market     Vanguard      Small
       1998           Growth     Corporate   Reserves    500 Index  Capitaliza
                                               Prime                   tion
 ASSETS CONTINUED      Fund        Fund      Portfolio     Fund     Index Fund

    Energen common
             stock
          Loans to
      participants
        (Notes and
        mortgages)
 Other investments   $5,887,717  $1,312,602  $8,111,874 $13,879,827    $308,196
          Employer
     contributions
        receivable
          Employee
     contributions
        receivable       28,516      13,175      49,007      66,326       4,714
    Cash surrender
            value-
    life insurance

      Total assets   $5,916,233  $1,325,777  $8,160,881 $13,946,153    $312,910


 LIABILITIES AND
  PARTICIPANTS'
     BALANCES
     Participants'
          balances   $5,916,233  $1,325,777  $8,160,881 $13,946,153    $312,910

 Total liabilities
 and participants'
          balances   $5,916,233  $1,325,777  $8,160,881 $13,946,153    $312,910


                     Vanguard    Vanguard    Vanguard
                       Life        Life    Intermediate  Vanguard
                     Strategy    Strategy
       1998           Income    Conservative   Term     Windsor II
                                             Corporate
 ASSETS CONTINUED      Fund     Growth Fund    Fund        Fund

    Energen common
             stock
          Loans to
      participants
        (Notes and
        mortgages)
 Other investments     $120,814    $505,693     $84,235  $5,395,101
          Employer
     contributions
        receivable
          Employee
     contributions
        receivable          926       1,404       1,373      39,027
    Cash surrender
            value-
    life insurance

      Total assets     $121,740    $507,097     $85,608  $5,434,128


 LIABILITIES AND
  PARTICIPANTS'
     BALANCES
     Participants'     $121,740    $507,097     $85,608  $5,434,128
          balances

 Total liabilities
               and
     participants'     $121,740    $507,097     $85,608  $5,434,128
          balances


                     Vanguard    Vanguard
                   International   Life
                                 Strategy
       1998           Growth     Moderate      Loan
 ASSETS CONTINUED      Fund     Growth Fund    Fund      Insurance

    Energen common
             stock
          Loans to
      participants
        (Notes and
        mortgages)                            $5,253,655
 Other investments   $2,047,759    $491,629
          Employer
     contributions
        receivable
          Employee
     contributions
        receivable       14,301       4,578
    Cash surrender
            value-
    life insurance                                            $91,123

      Total assets   $2,062,060    $496,207   $5,253,655      $91,123


 LIABILITIES AND
  PARTICIPANTS'
     BALANCES
     Participants'
          balances   $2,062,060    $496,207   $5,253,655      $91,123

 Total liabilities
               and
     participants'   $2,062,060    $496,207   $5,253,655      $91,123
          balances


                                                         Vanguard
                                              Energen      Life      Vanguard
                                                         Strategy
       1997        Consolidated Elimination    Stock      Growth    Wellington
      ASSETS          Totals      Entries      Fund        Fund        Fund

    Energen common
             stock  $55,455,693              $55,455,693
          Loans to
      participants    4,868,064
 Other investments   37,451,724                            $618,340  $4,824,648
          Employer
     contributions
        receivable      558,308                 558,308
          Employee
     contributions
        receivable      266,323                  27,391       4,970      34,808
      Interest and
         dividends
        receivable       35,818
    Due from other
             funds            0  $(146,970)      20,327       1,065      18,632
    Cash surrender
            value-
    life insurance       85,870

      Total assets  $98,721,800  $(146,970) $56,061,719    $624,375  $4,878,088


 LIABILITIES AND
  PARTICIPANTS'
     BALANCES
Due to other funds          $ 0  $(146,970)
     Participants'
          balances   98,721,800              $56,061,719    $624,375 $4,878,088

 Total liabilities
 and participants'  $98,721,800       $   0  $56,061,719    $624,375 $4,878,088
          balances


                     Vanguard    Vanguard    Vanguard                Vanguard
                                               Money
                      Morgan     Long Term    Market     Vanguard      Small
       1997           Growth     Corporate   Reserves    500 Index  Capitaliza
                                               Prime                   tion
 ASSETS CONTINUED      Fund        Fund      Portfolio     Fund     Index Fund

    Energen common
             stock
          Loans to
      participants
 Other investments   $4,877,326  $1,113,373  $7,381,184 $10,721,152    $328,673
          Employer
     contributions
        receivable
          Employee
     contributions
        receivable       29,080      11,196      43,001      60,699       2,338
      Interest and
         dividends
        receivable
    Due from other       15,744       5,349      27,786      33,047         944
             funds
    Cash surrender
            value-
    life insurance

      Total assets   $4,922,150  $1,129,918  $7,451,971 $10,814,898    $331,955


 LIABILITIES AND
  PARTICIPANTS'
     BALANCES
Due to other funds
     Participants'
          balances   $4,922,150  $1,129,918  $7,451,971 $10,814,898    $331,955

 Total liabilities
 and participants'
          balances   $4,922,150  $1,129,918  $7,451,971 $10,814,898    $331,955


                     Vanguard    Vanguard    Vanguard
                       Life        Life     Intermediate Vanguard
                     Strategy    Strategy
       1997           Income   Conservative    Term     Windsor II
                                            Corporate
 ASSETS CONTINUED      Fund     Growth Fund    Fund        Fund

    Energen common
             stock
          Loans to
      participants
 Other investments      $69,394    $437,773    $252,244  $4,036,175
          Employer
     contributions
        receivable
          Employee
     contributions
        receivable          254         932         967      30,538
      Interest and
         dividends
        receivable
    Due from other                       936         34      12,549
             funds
    Cash surrender
            value-
    life insurance

      Total assets      $69,648    $439,641    $253,245  $4,079,262


 LIABILITIES AND
  PARTICIPANTS'
     BALANCES
Due to other funds
     Participants'      $69,648    $439,641    $253,245  $4,079,262
          balances

 Total liabilities
               and
     participants'      $69,648    $439,641    $253,245  $4,079,262
          balances


                     Vanguard    Vanguard
                  International    Life
                                 Strategy
       1997           Growth     Moderate      Loan
 ASSETS CONTINUED      Fund     Growth Fund    Fund      Insurance

    Energen common
             stock
          Loans to
      participants                           $4,868,064
 Other investments   $2,454,055    $337,387
          Employer
     contributions
        receivable
          Employee
     contributions
        receivable       16,704       3,445
      Interest and
         dividends
        receivable                               35,818
    Due from other        9,267       1,290
             funds
    Cash surrender
            value-
    life insurance                                           $85,870

      Total assets   $2,480,026    $342,122  $4,903,882      $85,870


 LIABILITIES AND
  PARTICIPANTS'
     BALANCES
Due to other funds                             $146,970
     Participants'   $2,480,026    $342,122   4,756,912     $85,870
          balances

 Total liabilities
               and
     participants'   $2,480,026    $342,122  $4,903,882     $85,870
          balances


<PAGE>  9
6.Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits
   The allocation of changes in net assets available for plan benefits to the
   Plan's separate investment programs for the years ended December 31, 1998
   and 1997 are as follows:

                                                        Vanguard
                                             Energen      Life    Vanguard
                                                        Strategy
       1998       Consolidated  Elimination   Stock      Growth  Wellington
     ADDITIONS        Totals     Entries      Fund        Fund      Fund

           Employer
      contributions  $3,227,635             $3,227,635
           Employee   5,181,373                427,272   $97,644    $539,092
      contributions
       Interest and
           dividend
             income   4,629,171              1,826,227    28,658     596,954
   Net appreciation
  (depreciation) in
               fair
           value of   3,156,420              (887,970)   102,405     (6,578)
         investment
   Increase in cash      10,904
          surrender
     Other receipts     172,275                     93
Transfer from other
           accounts           0                330,692    17,252     276,883
                                $(4,165,607)
    Total additions  16,377,778  (4,165,607) 4,923,949   245,959   1,406,351

    DEDUCTIONS
   Distributions to
       participants   6,293,204              2,636,659     2,520     361,250
 Insurance premiums       5,651
     Fees and other
      distributions         733
 Transfers to other
           accounts           0 (4,165,607)  (385,894)    23,346     416,142
   Total deductions   6,299,588 (4,165,607)  2,250,765    25,866     777,392
                Net
  increase/decrease  10,078,190          0   2,673,184   220,093     628,959
      Participants'
            balance
  beginning of year  98,721,800          0  56,061,719   624,375   4,878,088
      Participants'
            balance
        end of year$108,799,990         $0 $58,734,903  $844,468  $5,507,047


                     Vanguard    Vanguard   Vanguard              Vanguard
                                              Money
                      Morgan    Long Term    Market     Vanguard    Small
       1998           Growth    Corporate   Reserves   500 Index Capitaliza
                                              Prime                 tion
ADDITIONS CONTINUED    Fund        Fund     Portfolio     Fund   Index Fund

           Employer
      contributions
           Employee    $416,084   $204,379    $910,840  $966,865     $50,213
      contributions
       Interest and
           dividend
             income     447,414    101,488     379,231   211,353      25,070
   Net appreciation
  (depreciation) in
               fair
           value of     601,938      2,481             2,883,274    (38,498)
         investment
   Increase in cash
          surrender
     Other receipts                                376
Transfer from other
           accounts     199,761     61,960     362,676   441,764      13,433
    Total additions   1,665,197    370,308   1,653,123 4,503,256      50,218

    DEDUCTIONS
   Distributions to
       participants     299,021     67,565     649,690   753,843      33,804
 Insurance premiums
     Fees and other
      distributions                                                      733
 Transfers to other
           accounts     372,093    106,884     294,523   618,158      34,726
   Total deductions     671,114    174,449     944,213 1,372,001      69,263
                Net     994,083    195,859     708,910 3,131,255     (19,045)
  increase/decrease
      Participants'
            balance
  beginning of year   4,922,150  1,129,918   7,451,971 10,814,898    331,955
      Participants'
            balance
        end of year  $5,916,233 $1,325,777  $8,160,881$13,946,153   $312,910

                     Vanguard    Vanguard   Vanguard
                       Life        Life   Intermediate   Vanguard
                     Strategy    Strategy     Term
       1998           Income   Conservative  Corporate  Windsor II
ADDITIONS CONTINUED    Fund       Growth      Fund        Fund
                                   Fund

           Employer
      contributions
           Employee      $5,092    $11,900      $9,182 $1,177,931
      contributions
       Interest and
           dividend
             income       5,263     26,138       5,558    497,431
   Net appreciation
  (depreciation) in
               fair
           value of       2,778     42,584       4,067    172,030
         investment
   Increase in cash
          surrender
     Other receipts
Transfer from other
           accounts          99     10,571         345    181,485
    Total additions      13,232     91,193      19,152  2,028,877

    DEDUCTIONS
   Distributions to
       participants         265     63,282     196,668    371,283
 Insurance premiums
     Fees and other
      distributions
 Transfers to other
           accounts    (39,125)   (39,545)     (9,879)    302,728
   Total deductions    (38,860)     23,737     186,789    674,011
                Net      52,092     67,456   (167,637)  1,354,866
  increase/decrease
      Participants'
            balance
  beginning of year      69,648    439,641     253,245  4,079,262
      Participants'
            balance
        end of year    $121,740   $507,097     $85,608 $5,434,128


                     Vanguard    Vanguard
                   International   Life
                                 Strategy
       1998           Growth     Moderate     Loan
ADDITIONS CONTINUED    Fund       Growth      Fund     Insurance
                                   Fund

           Employer
      contributions
           Employee    $255,318   $109,561
      contributions
       Interest and
           dividend
             income      40,517     19,634    $418,235
   Net appreciation
  (depreciation) in
               fair
           value of     225,827     52,082
         investment
   Increase in cash                                      $10,904
          surrender
     Other receipts                            171,806
Transfer from other
           accounts     130,020     16,723   2,121,943
    Total additions     651,682    198,000   2,711,984    10,904

    DEDUCTIONS
   Distributions to
       participants     606,343     79,435     171,576
 Insurance premiums                                        5,651
     Fees and other
      distributions
 Transfers to other
           accounts     463,305   (35,520)   2,043,665
   Total deductions   1,069,648     43,915   2,215,241     5,651
                Net   (417,966)    154,085     496,743     5,253
  increase/decrease
      Participants'
            balance
  beginning of year   2,480,026    342,122   4,756,912    85,870
      Participants'
            balance
        end of year  $2,062,060   $496,207  $5,253,655   $91,123


                                                        Vanguard
                                             Energen      Life    Vanguard
                                                        Strategy
       1997        Consolidated Elimination   Stock      Growth  Wellington
     ADDITIONS        Totals     Entries      Fund        Fund      Fund

           Employer
      contributions  $3,041,481             $3,041,481
           Employee   3,444,204                329,208   $59,048    $435,794
      contributions
       Interest and
           dividend
             income   4,364,801              1,661,879    24,919     405,604
   Net appreciation
  (depreciation) in
               fair
           value of  17,109,970             12,983,496    78,323     498,922
         investment
Increase (decrease)
                 in
     cash surrender       (508)
     Other receipts
    (disbursements)        (32)
Transfer from other
           accounts           0 $(4,494,735)   279,068    25,750     253,818

    Total additions  27,959,916  (4,494,735)18,295,132   188,040   1,594,138

    DEDUCTIONS
   Distributions to
       participants   4,273,328              1,371,676     1,560     243,411
 Insurance premiums       7,578
     Fees and other
      distributions       1,168
 Transfers to other
           accounts           0 (4,494,735)  1,809,228   (24,942)    388,823
   Total deductions   4,282,074 (4,494,735)  3,180,904   (23,382)    632,234
                Net  23,677,842          0  15,114,228   211,422     961,904
  increase/decrease
      Participants'
            balance
  beginning of year  75,043,958             40,947,491   412,953   3,916,184
      Participants'
            balance
        end of year  $98,721,800       $0  $56,061,719  $624,375  $4,878,088


                     Vanguard    Vanguard   Vanguard              Vanguard
                                              Money
                      Morgan    Long Term    Market     Vanguard    Small
       1997           Growth    Corporate   Reserves   500 Index Capitaliza
                                              Prime                 tion
ADDITIONS CONTINUED    Fund        Fund     Portfolio     Fund   Index Fund

           Employer
      contributions
           Employee    $384,519   $129,738    $531,566   $842,261    $31,596
      contributions
       Interest and
           dividend
             income     647,617     70,718     387,944    225,370     19,527
   Net appreciation
  (depreciation) in
               fair
           value of     438,620     46,208              2,427,802     37,493
         investment
Increase (decrease)
                 in
     cash surrender
     Other receipts
    (disbursements)
Transfer from other
           accounts     225,426     69,914     372,105    481,934     12,381
    Total additions   1,696,182    316,578   1,291,615  3,977,367    100,997

    DEDUCTIONS
   Distributions to
       participants      71,873     47,796   1,524,567    437,726     95,500
 Insurance premiums
     Fees and other
      distributions       1,168
 Transfers to other
           accounts     129,728     60,764    (276,347)   781,309   (55,417)
   Total deductions     202,769    108,560   1,248,220  1,219,035     40,083
                Net   1,493,413    208,018      43,395  2,758,332     60,914
  increase/decrease
      Participants'
            balance
  beginning of year   3,428,737    921,900   7,408,576  8,056,566    271,041
      Participants'
            balance
        end of year  $4,922,150 $1,129,918  $7,451,971 $10,814,898  $331,955



                     Vanguard    Vanguard   Vanguard
                       Life        Life    Intermediate Vanguard
                     Strategy    Strategy
       1997           Income   Conservative    Term     Windsor II
                                  Growth    Corporate
ADDITIONS CONTINUED    Fund        Fund       Fund        Fund

           Employer
      contributions
           Employee        $947    $11,600      $8,411  $398,100
      contributions
       Interest and
           dividend
             income       2,524     23,347       7,875   365,994
   Net appreciation
  (depreciation) in
               fair
           value of       1,680     38,561       4,488   589,831
         investment
Increase (decrease)
                 in
     cash surrender
     Other receipts
    (disbursements)
Transfer from other
           accounts                 11,309         333   183,917
    Total additions       5,151     84,817      21,107 1,537,842

    DEDUCTIONS
   Distributions to
       participants         532                  3,933   114,990
 Insurance premiums
     Fees and other
      distributions
 Transfers to other
           accounts     (55,818)     3,303   (201,106)   119,167
   Total deductions     (55,286)     3,303   (197,173)   234,157
                Net      60,437     81,514     218,280 1,303,685
  increase/decrease
      Participants'
            balance
  beginning of year       9,211    358,127      34,965 2,775,577
      Participants'
            balance
        end of year     $69,648   $439,641    $253,245 $4,079,262


                     Vanguard    Vanguard
                   International   Life
                                 Strategy
       1997           Growth     Moderate     Loan
ADDITIONS CONTINUED    Fund       Growth      Fund     Insurance
                                   Fund
           Employer
      contributions
           Employee    $227,105    $54,311
      contributions
       Interest and
           dividend
             income     105,063     14,829    $401,591
   Net appreciation
  (depreciation) in
               fair
           value of    (65,361)     29,907
         investment
Increase (decrease)
                 in
     cash surrender                                        $(508)
     Other receipts
    (disbursements)                                (32)
Transfer from other
           accounts     144,022     17,887   2,416,871
    Total additions     410,829    116,934   2,818,430      (508)

    DEDUCTIONS
   Distributions to
       participants     258,270        489     101,005
 Insurance premiums                                        7,578
     Fees and other
      distributions
 Transfers to other
           accounts   (208,705)   (53,117)   2,077,865
   Total deductions      49,565   (52,628)   2,178,870     7,578
                Net     361,264    169,562     639,560    (8,086)
  increase/decrease
      Participants'
            balance
  beginning of year   2,118,762    172,560   4,117,352    93,956
      Participants'
            balance
        end of year  $2,480,026   $342,122  $4,756,912   $85,870



<PAGE>  10



                             Supplemental Schedules

<PAGE>
Energen Corporation Employee Savings Plan
Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes
as of December 31, 1998






                           c. Description of
                              Investment
                              Including
   b.Identity of Issuer,      Maturity Date, Rate              e. Current
     Borrower,                of Interest,
a.   Lessor, or Similar       Collateral, Par, or    d. Cost      Value
     Party                    Maturity Value


*    Energen Corporation      Common stock        $ 34,802,047 $ 58,059,031

*    W.L. Morgan Growth       Mutual fund            4,565,042    5,887,717
       Fund
*    Vanguard Index 500       Mutual fund            7,247,079   13,879,827
       Portfolio
*    VMMR-Prime Portfolio     Money market fund      8,111,874    8,111,874

*    Wellington Fund          Mutual fund            4,732,478    5,468,516

*    VFISF-Corporate Bond     Mutual fund            1,272,533    1,312,602
       Fund
*    Windsor II Fund          Mutual fund            4,485,211    5,395,101

*    International Growth     Mutual fund            1,653,187    2,047,759
       Fund
*    Life Strategy Growth     Mutual fund              621,274      838,982
       Portfolio
*    Vanguard Index Small     Mutual fund              310,108      308,196
       Cap Portfolio
*    Life Strategy Income     Mutual fund              118,286      120,814
       Portfolio
*    Life Strategy            Mutual fund              422,579      505,693
       Conservative
      Growth
*    Intermediate-Term        Mutual fund               82,681       84,235
       Corporate Bond
*    Life Strategy            Mutual fund              417,065      491,629
       Moderate Growth
*    Loan Fund                7% to 11.5%            5,253,655    5,253,655
       (participant loans)
     Cash surrender value                               91,123       91,123
       of life insurance


                                                  $ 74,186,222 $107,856,754


* Represents party-in-interest

<PAGE>  11
Energen Corporation Employee Savings Plan
Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions
for the year ended December 31, 1998


I.    Single transactions exceeding 5% of assets.

                            Schedule attached.
           NOTE: Information required in Columns e, f, and h is
                              inapplicable.



II.   Series of transactions involving property other than
      securities.


                                   NONE



III.  Series of transactions of same issue exceeding 5% of assets.


                            Schedule attached.
           NOTE: Information required in Columns e, f, and h is
                              inapplicable.



IV.   Transaction in conjunction with same person involved in
      reportable single transactions.


                                   NONE





<PAGE>  12
Energen Corporation Employee Savings Plan
Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions
for the year ended December 31, 1998



a.Identity  b.Descrip- c. Purchases    d. Sales       g.Cost of     i.Net Gain
  of Party    tion
  Involved    of Asset  Price  Number  Price  Number     Asset         (Loss)




 Energen    Common  $7,230,003  121 $3,738,695  157   $ 2,292,373  $1,446,322
 Corpora-   stock
   tion


  VMMR      Money   $3,224,855  155 $2,494,165  169   $ 2,494,165  $        0
  Prime     market
  Portfolio



<PAGE>  13



                       Consent of Independent Accountants



We  hereby  consent  to  the  incorporation by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-46641) of Energen Corporation of our report  dated
June  3,1999 relating to the financial statements and supplemental schedules  of
Energen  Corporation  Employee Savings Plan, which report is  included  in  this
Annual Report on Form 11-K.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Birmingham, Alabama
June 25, 1999
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