|                                                                                                            |                                |     |   |     |      |     |                     |                                           |   | **EXHIBIT        12** |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------|--------|----------|-----------|----------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------|
| **PENNZOIL-QUAKER STATE        COMPANY**                                                                        |
| **COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF        EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**                                                    |
|                                                                                                            |                                |     |   |     |      |     | For the six months ended |
|                                                                                                            |                                |     |   |     |      |     |                     | June 30,                                       |
|                                                                                                            |                                |     |   |     |      |     |                     | 2001                                           |   | 2000                  |
|                                                                                                            |                                |     |   |     |      |     |                     | (Dollar amounts expressed        in thousands) |
| Income (loss) from continuing operations                                                                        |                                |     |   |     |      |     |
|                                                                                                            | before income from equity investees |     |   |     | $ (5,809) |     | $ 7,188                  |
| Distribution of income from equity investees                                                                    |                                |     |   | 7,400    |      | 4,750    |
| Amortization of capitalized interest                                                                            |                                |     |   | 425      |      | 452      |
| Income tax provision                                                                                            |                                |     |   |     |      | 308      |                     | 11,087                                         |
| Interest charges                                                                                                |                                |     |   |     |      | 62,263   |                     | 59,146                                         |
| Income (loss) before income tax provision and        interest charges                                           |                                | $ 64,587 |   | $ 82,623 |
| Fixed charges                                                                                                   |                                |     |   |     |      | $ 62,263 |                     | $ 59,146                                       |
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                              |                                |     |   | 1.04     |      | 1.40     |
| **DETAIL OF INTEREST AND        FIXED CHARGES**                                                                 |
|                                                                                                            |                                |     |   |     |      |     |                     | For the six months ended                       |
|                                                                                                            |                                |     |   |     |      |     |                     | June 30,                                       |
|                                                                                                            |                                |     |   |     |      |     |                     | 2001                                           |   | 2000                  |
|                                                                                                            |                                |     |   |     |      |     |                     | (Expressed in thousands)                       |
| Interest charges per Consolidated Statement of        Operations                                                |                                |     |   |     |
| which includes amortization of debt discount,        expense and premium                                        |                                | $ 48,877 |   | $ 45,242 |
| Add: portion of rental expense representative of        interest factor (1)                                     |                                | 13,386   |   | 13,904   |
| Total fixed charges                                                                                             |                                |     |   |     |      | $ 62,263 |                     | $ 59,146                                       |
| Less: interest capitalized per Consolidated        Statement of Operations                                      |                                | -        |   | -        |
| Total interest charges                                                                                          |                                |     |   |     |      | $ 62,263 |                     | $ 59,146                                       |
| (1)        Interest factor based on management's estimates and        approximates one-third of rental expense. |