|                                                                                                            |                                |      |   |      |       |     |    |                                |   | **EXHIBIT        12** |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------|--------|-----------|------------|----------|---------|-------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------|
| PENNZOIL-QUAKER STATE        COMPANY                                                                            |
| COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF        EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                                                        |
|                                                                                                            |                                |      |   |      |       |     |    | For the nine months ended           |
|                                                                                                            |                                |      |   |      |       |     |    | September 30,                       |
|                                                                                                            |                                |      |   |      |       |     |    | 2001                                |   | 2000                  |
|                                                                                                            |                                |      |   |      |       |     |    | (Dollar amounts expressed        in |
|                                                                                                            |                                |      |   |      |       |     |    | thousands)                          |
| Income (loss) from continuing operations                                                                        |                                |      |   |      |       |     |
|                                                                                                            | before income from equity investees |      |   |      | $ (12,463) |     | $ 6,300 |
| Distribution of income from equity investees                                                                    |                                |      |   | 14,900    |       | 17,150   |
| Amortization of capitalized interest                                                                            |                                |      |   | 638       |       | 679      |
| Income tax provision                                                                                            |                                |      |   |      |       | 21,949   |    | 33,164                              |
| Interest charges                                                                                                |                                |      |   |      |       | 91,411   |    | 91,518                              |
| Income before income tax provision and interest        charges                                                  |                                | $ 116,435 |   | $ 148,811 |
| Fixed charges                                                                                                   |                                |      |   |      |       | $ 91,411 |    | $ 91,518                            |
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                              |                                |      |   | 1.27      |       | 1.63     |
| DETAIL OF INTEREST AND        FIXED CHARGES                                                                     |
|                                                                                                            |                                |      |   |      |       |     |    | For the nine months ended           |
|                                                                                                            |                                |      |   |      |       |     |    | September 30,                       |
|                                                                                                            |                                |      |   |      |       |     |    | 2001                                |   | 2000                  |
|                                                                                                            |                                |      |   |      |       |     |    | (Expressed in thousands)            |
| Interest charges per Consolidated Statement of        Operations                                                |                                |      |   |      |
| which includes amortization of debt discount,        expense and premium                                        |                                | $ 71,536  |   | $ 69,576  |
| Add: portion of rental expense representative of        interest factor (1)                                     |                                | 19,875    |   | 21,942    |
| Total fixed charges                                                                                             |                                |      |   |      |       | $ 91,411 |    | $ 91,518                            |
| Less: interest capitalized per Consolidated        Statement of Operations                                      |                                | -         |   | -         |
| Total interest charges                                                                                          |                                |      |   |      |       | $ 91,411 |    | $ 91,518                            |
| (1)        Interest factor based on management's estimates and        approximates one-third of rental expense. |