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|                                                                                                     |                                |     |   |     |      |     |    |                                            |   | **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 |     |   |     | $ (6,759) |     | $ 6,636 |
| Distribution of income from equity investees                                                             |                                |     |   | 7,400    |      | 4,750    |
| Amortization of capitalized interest                                                                     |                                |     |   | 425      |      | 452      |
| Income tax provision                                                                                     |                                |     |   |     |      | 1,258    |    | 11,639                                          |
| 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. |