|                                                                                                            |                                |      |   |      |       |     |                      |                                           |   | **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 |      |   |      | $ (11,841) |     | $ 7,180                   |
| Distribution of income from equity investees                                                                    |                                |      |   | 14,900    |       | 17,150   |
| Amortization of capitalized interest                                                                            |                                |      |   | 638       |       | 679      |
| Income tax provision                                                                                            |                                |      |   |      |       | 21,327   |                      | 32,284                                         |
| 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. |