[ARTICLE] 5
[CIK] 0000097452
[NAME] TEXAS GAS TRANSMISSION CORPORATION
[MULTIPLIER] 1,000
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[PERIOD-TYPE] 9-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] DEC-31-1998
[PERIOD-END] SEP-30-1998
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[PP&E] 1,054,491
[DEPRECIATION] 119,298
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[COMMON] 1
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[CGS] 11,598
[TOTAL-COSTS] 66,317
[OTHER-EXPENSES] 43,013
[LOSS-PROVISION] 0
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[INCOME-TAX] 18,738
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