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<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
THE  CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE SHEETS AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1996,  AUGUST 31, 1996, MAY
31, 1996 AND FEBRUARY 29, 1996 AND THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME FOR THE
PERIODS THEN ENDED AS RESTATED FOR ADOPTION OF FAS-128 AND AFTER STOCK DIVIDENDS
AND STOCK SPLIT.
</LEGEND>
<CIK>                         0000823975
<NAME>                        Columbus Energy Corp.
<MULTIPLIER>                  1000
<CURRENCY>                    U.S. DOLLARS
       
<S>                                                  <C>               <C>                  <C>                  <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                      12-MOS              9-MOS                6-MOS                3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                  NOV-30-1996         NOV-30-1996          NOV-30-1996          NOV-30-1996
<PERIOD-START>                                     DEC-01-1995         DEC-01-1995          DEC-01-1995          DEC-01-1995
<PERIOD-END>                                       NOV-30-1996         AUG-31-1996          MAY-31-1996          FEB-29-1996
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                                  1                    1                    1                    1
<CASH>                                                       1,396                1,122                1,552                1,067
<SECURITIES>                                                     0                    0                    0                    0
<RECEIVABLES>                                                2,433                2,737                2,395                2,909
<ALLOWANCES>                                                   116                  116                  116                  116
<INVENTORY>                                                    115                   96                   94                   86
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                             4,536                4,050                4,632                4,837
<PP&E>                                                      30,032               29,775               27,941               27,484
<DEPRECIATION>                                              12,943               12,845               12,101               11,440
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                              21,625               20,980               20,472               20,881
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                        2,570                2,829                2,699                2,696
<BONDS>                                                          0                    0                    0                    0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                            0                    0                    0                    0
<PREFERRED>                                                      0                    0                    0                    0
<COMMON>                                                       700                  692                  667                  667
<OTHER-SE>                                                  15,525               14,268               13,380               12,993
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                                21,625               20,980               20,472               20,881
<SALES>                                                     10,572                7,745                5,231                2,592
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                            11,815                8,836                6,024                3,084
<CGS>                                                        3,016                2,234                1,479                  830
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                                8,226                6,130                4,119                2,116
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                                 2                   17                   17                   10
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                                 0                    0                    0                    0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                             260                  207                  142                   71
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                              3,327                2,482                1,746                  887
<INCOME-TAX>                                                 1,229                  943                  663                  337
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                          2,098                1,539                1,083                  550
<DISCONTINUED>                                                   0                    0                    0                    0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                                  0                    0                    0                    0
<CHANGES>                                                        0                    0                    0                    0
<NET-INCOME>                                                 2,098                1,539                1,083                  550
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                                 0.50                 0.37                 0.26                 0.13
<EPS-DILUTED>                                                 0.49                 0.36                 0.26                 0.13
        


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