Exhibit 12

Consolidated Natural Gas Company
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

|                                   |                                                                                  |                                 | Six Months Ended 
June 30,2005 | Twelve Months Ended 
June 30,2005 | 2004    | 2003    | 2002    | 2001  | 2000 
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|Earnings, as defined:              |                                                                                  |                                 |                                |                                   |         |         |        
|                                   | Earnings before income taxes and minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries | $ 844                           | $ 1,415                        | $ 1,349                           | $ 1,022 | $ 950   | $ 604   | $ 360
|                                   | Distributed income from unconsolidated investees, less equity in earnings        | (10)                            | (6)                            | (5)                               | (14)    | (16)    | (6)     | 13   
|                                   | Fixed charges included in the determination of net income                        | 115                             | 211                            | 190                               | 169     | 168     | 170     | 184  
|                                   |                                                                                  | Total earnings, as defined      | $ 949                          | $ 1,620                           | $ 1,534 | $ 1,177 | $ 1,102 | $ 768 | $ 557
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|                                   | Fixed charges, as defined:                                                       |                                 |                                |                                   |         |         |         |      
|                                   |                                                                                  | Interest charges                | $ 132                          | $ 249                             | $ 229   | $ 223   | $ 227   | $ 181 | $ 173
|                                   |                                                                                  | Rental interest factor          | 9                              | 16                                | 17      | 13      | 11      | 11    | 11   
|                                   |                                                                                  | Total fixed charges, as defined | $ 141                          | $ 265                             | $ 246   | $ 236   | $ 238   | $ 192 | $ 184
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|Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | 6.73                                                                             | 6.11                            | 6.24                           | 4.99                              | 4.63    | 4.00    | 3.03   
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