<?xml version="1.0"?><ownershipDocument><schemaVersion>X0201</schemaVersion>    <documentType>4</documentType><periodOfReport>2003-12-05</periodOfReport><notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16><issuer><issuerCik>0001051286</issuerCik><issuerName>ENERGYSOUTH INC</issuerName>        <issuerTradingSymbol>ENSI</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer><reportingOwner><reportingOwnerId><rptOwnerCik>0001190927</rptOwnerCik><rptOwnerName>HOPE JOHN C III</rptOwnerName></reportingOwnerId><reportingOwnerAddress><rptOwnerStreet1>P.O. BOX 2607</rptOwnerStreet1><rptOwnerStreet2>ATTN:  MRS. MARTHA LOPER</rptOwnerStreet2><rptOwnerCity>MOBILE</rptOwnerCity><rptOwnerState>AL</rptOwnerState><rptOwnerZipCode>36652</rptOwnerZipCode><rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription></reportingOwnerAddress><reportingOwnerRelationship><isDirector>1</isDirector><isOfficer>0</isOfficer><isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner><isOther>0</isOther></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner><nonDerivativeTable><nonDerivativeHolding><securityTitle><value>Common Stock</value></securityTitle><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>8500.0000</value></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>D</value></directOrIndirectOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeHolding><nonDerivativeHolding><securityTitle><value>Common Stock</value></securityTitle><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>122.0000</value></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>I</value></directOrIndirectOwnership><natureOfOwnership><value>Spouse</value><footnoteId id="F1" /></natureOfOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeHolding></nonDerivativeTable><derivativeTable><derivativeTransaction><securityTitle><value>Phantom Stock</value></securityTitle><conversionOrExercisePrice><footnoteId id="F2" /></conversionOrExercisePrice><transactionDate><value>2003-12-05</value></transactionDate><deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate><transactionCoding><transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType><transactionCode>A</transactionCode><equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved></transactionCoding><transactionTimeliness><value></value></transactionTimeliness><transactionAmounts><transactionShares><value>44.3774</value></transactionShares><transactionPricePerShare><value>33.8010</value></transactionPricePerShare><transactionAcquiredDisposedCode><value>A</value></transactionAcquiredDisposedCode></transactionAmounts><exerciseDate><footnoteId id="F3" /></exerciseDate><expirationDate><footnoteId id="F3" /></expirationDate><underlyingSecurity><underlyingSecurityTitle><value>Common Stock</value></underlyingSecurityTitle><underlyingSecurityShares><value>44.3774</value></underlyingSecurityShares></underlyingSecurity><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>9680.2628</value></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>D</value></directOrIndirectOwnership></ownershipNature></derivativeTransaction></derivativeTable><footnotes><footnote id="F1">The reporting party disclaims any beneficial ownership of these securities.</footnote><footnote id="F2">One-for-One</footnote><footnote id="F3">The shares of phantom stock acquired pursuant to Amended and Restated Non-Employee Directors Deferred Fee Plan; payable in cash in installments beginning January 2016. </footnote></footnotes><remarks></remarks><ownerSignature><signatureName>/s/ John C. Hope, III</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-12-08</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

