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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-3 (File No. 333-00395), Form S-3 (File No. 333-43245) and
Forms S-8 (File No. 33-27869, File No. 33-46641, File No. 33-48504, File No.
33-48505, File No. 33-26111, and File No. 33-45107) of Energen Corporation of
our report dated October 25, 2000 relating to the consolidated financial
statements, which appears in the Annual Report to Shareholders, which is
incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated October 25, 2000 relating to the
financial statement schedule of Energen Corporation, which appears in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K.




PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Birmingham, Alabama
December 8, 2000