|                                                                                                            |                                |     |     |     |    |     |      |                                           |   | **EXHIBIT        12** |
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| **PENNZOIL-QUAKER STATE        COMPANY**                                                                        |
| **COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF        EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                    |
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|                                                                                                            |                                |     |     |     |    |     |      | For the three months ended                     |
|                                                                                                            |                                |     |     |     |    |     |      | March 31,                                      |
|                                                                                                            |                                |     |     |     |    |     |      | 2001                                           |   | 2000                  |
|                                                                                                            |                                |     |     |     |    |     |      | (Dollar amounts expressed        in thousands) |
| Income (loss) from continuing operations                                                                        |                                |     |     |     |    |     |
|                                                                                                            | before income from equity investees |     |     |     | $ 2,100 |     | $ (3,112) |
| Distribution of income from equity investees                                                                    |                                |     |     | -        |    | -        |
| Amortization of capitalized interest                                                                            |                                |     |     | 213      |    | 226      |
| Income tax provision (benefit)                                                                                  |                                |     |     | 6,756    |    | (8,569)  |
| Interest charges                                                                                                |                                |     |     |     |    | 31,869   |      | 28,639                                         |
| Income (loss) before income tax provision        (benefit) and interest charges                                 | $ 40,938                            |     | $ 17,184 |
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| Fixed charges                                                                                                   |                                |     |     |     |    | $ 31,869 |      | $ 28,639                                       |
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| Amount by which fixed charges exceeds earnings                                                                  |                                |     |     | -        |    | $ 11,455 |
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                              |                                |     |     | 1.28     |    | -        |
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| **DETAIL OF INTEREST AND        FIXED CHARGES**                                                                 |
|                                                                                                            |                                |     |     |     |    |     |      |                                           |   |                  |
|                                                                                                            |                                |     |     |     |    |     |      | For the three months ended                     |
|                                                                                                            |                                |     |     |     |    |     |      | March 31,                                      |
|                                                                                                            |                                |     |     |     |    |     |      | 2001                                           |   | 2000                  |
|                                                                                                            |                                |     |     |     |    |     |      | (Expressed in thousands)                       |
| Interest charges per Consolidated Statement of        Operations                                                |                                |     |     |     |
| which includes amortization of debt discount,        expense and premium                                        |                                | $ 24,712 |     | $ 21,641 |
| Add: portion of rental expense representative of        interest factor (1)                                     |                                | 7,157    |     | 6,998    |
|                                                                                                            |                                |     |     |     |    |     |      |                                           |   |                  |
| Total fixed charges                                                                                             |                                |     |     |     |    | $ 31,869 |      | $ 28,639                                       |
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| Less: interest capitalized per Consolidated        Statement of Operations                                      |                                | -        |     | -        |
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| Total interest charges                                                                                          |                                |     |     |     |    | $ 31,869 |      | $ 28,639                                       |
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| (1)        Interest factor based on management's estimates and        approximates one-third of rental expense. |