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|           Exhibit 12                                        |   |
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| EL PASO NATURAL GAS COMPANY                                                     |   |
| COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                                    |   |
| (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)                                                                |   |
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|                                                                                 |   | For the three months endedMarch 31, |   |
|                                                                                 |   | 2010 |   |   |   | 2009 |   |
| Earnings                                                                             |   |   |   |   |
|    Income before income taxes                                         |   | $ | 52 |   |   |   | $ | 64 |   |
|    Fixed charges                                                      |   |   | 23 |   |   |   |   | 23 |   |
|    Allowance for funds used during construction                       |   |   | - |   |   |   |   | - |   |
|        Total earnings available for fixed charges |   | $ | 75 |   |   |   | $ | 87 |   |
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| Fixed charges                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|    Interest and debt expense                                          |   | $ | 23 |   |   |   | $ | 23 |   |
|    Interest component of rent                                         |   |   | - |   |   |   |   | - |   |
|          Total fixed charges       |   | $ | 23 |   |   |   | $ | 23 |   |
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| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                   |   |   | 3.3 |   |   |   |   | 3.8 |   |

| For purposes of computing these ratios, earnings means income before income taxes:                                                              |   |
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|     - fixed charges;                                                                                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| less                                                                                                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|     -allowance for funds used during construction.                                                                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
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| Fixed charges means the sum of the following:                                                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|     - interest costs, not including interest on tax liabilities which is included in income tax expense on our income statement; |
|     - amortization of debt costs; and                                                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|     - that portion of rental expense which we believe represents an interest factor.                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |

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