Exhibit 12



Consolidated Natural Gas Company

Computation of Ratio of
Earnings to Fixed Charges

(millions of dollars)



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|                                                                                 |  | Years Ended |      
|                                                                                 |  | 2003        |       |   | 2002 |   |       | 2001 |  |   | 2000 |   | 1999 |  
|Earnings, as defined:                                                            | 
|Earnings before income taxes and minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries |  | $           | 1,022 |   |      | $ | 950   |      |  | $ | 604  |   |      | $ | 360  |  | $ | 210  |  
|Distributed income from unconsolidated investees, less equity in earnings        |  |             | (14   | ) |      |   | (16   | )    |  |   | (6   | ) |      |   | 13   |  |   | (12  | )
|Fixed charges included in the determination of net income                        |  |             | 169   |   |      |   | 168   |      |  |   | 170  |   |      |   | 184  |  |   | 149  |  
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|Total earnings, as defined                                                       |  | $           | 1,177 |   |      | $ | 1,102 |      |  | $ | 768  |   |      | $ | 557  |  | $ | 347  |  
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|Fixed charges, as defined:                                                       |  |             |       |   |      |   |       |      |  |   |      |   |      |   |      |  |   |      |  
|Interest charges                                                                 |  | $           | 223   |   |      | $ | 227   |      |  | $ | 181  |   |      | $ | 173  |  | $ | 137  |  
|Rental interest factor                                                           |  |             | 13    |   |      |   | 11    |      |  |   | 11   |   |      |   | 11   |  |   | 12   |  
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|Total fixed charges, as defined                                                  |  | $           | 236   |   |      | $ | 238   |      |  | $ | 192  |   |      | $ | 184  |  | $ | 149  |  
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|Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges                                               |  |             | 4.99  |   |      |   | 4.63  |      |  |   | 4.00 |   |      |   | 3.03 |  |   | 2.33 |