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THE  SCHEDULE   CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL   INFORMATION   EXTRACTED  FROM THE
CONSOLIDATED  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE
TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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<PERIOD-TYPE>                   YEAR                 YEAR               YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                       DEC-31-1997        DEC-31-1998        DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                          JAN-01-1997        JAN-01-1998        JAN-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                            DEC-31-1997        DEC-31-1998        DEC-31-1999
<CASH>                                       23,463             24,103              5,159
<SECURITIES>                                      0                  0                  0
<RECEIVABLES>                                76,533             72,834            332,125
<ALLOWANCES>                                      0                  0             15,871
<INVENTORY>                                  18,935             17,574             39,907
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                            127,034            137,693            382,298
<PP&E>                                      716,594            720,342          1,029,026
<DEPRECIATION>                              202,867            220,549            261,957
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                              697,713            741,037          1,492,712
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                       167,344             82,771            530,758
<BONDS>                                     215,334             90,000            166,000
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                             0                  0                  0
<PREFERRED>                                       0                  0                  0
<COMMON>                                          0                  0                  0
<OTHER-SE>                                  314,164            567,273            794,626
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                697,713            741,037          1,492,712
<SALES>                                   1,020,281            738,902          1,332,979
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                          1,035,963            754,573          1,346,456
<CGS>                                       938,392            685,884          1,201,605
<TOTAL-COSTS>                               938,392            685,884          1,201,605
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                             21,891             18,216             12,500
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                  0                  0                  0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                           25,717             15,057             16,439
<INCOME-PRETAX>                              49,963             35,416            115,912
<INCOME-TAX>                                      0                  0                  0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                          52,612             37,233            121,730
<DISCONTINUED>                                    0                  0                  0
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<CHANGES>                                         0                  0                  0
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