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|EXHIBIT 12.1                                                                                                                                                                                        
|PACIFIC ENTERPRISES                                                                                                                                                                                 
|COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES                                                                                                                                          
|AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS                                                                                                                                                                       
|(Dollars in millions)                                                                                                                                                                               
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |  |                        | 2003                   |                        | 2004                   |                        | 2005                   |                        | 2006                   |                            | 2007                      
|Fixed Charges:                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |  |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                            |                           
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|Interest                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |  |                        | $                   54 |                        | $                   47 |                        | $                   55 |                        | $                   78 |                            | $                       78
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|Interest portion of annual rentals                                                                                                                                                                   |  |  | 2                      |                        | 2                      |                        | 3                      |                        | 4                      |                        | 3                         
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|Preferred dividends of subsidiary (1)                                                                                                                                                                |  |  | 2                      |                        | 2                      |                        | 2                      |                        | 2                      |                        | 2                         
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|Total fixed charges                                                                                                                                                                                  |  |  |                        | 58                     |                        | 51                     |                        | 60                     |                        | 84                     |                            | 83                        
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|Preferred stock dividends                                                                                                                                                                            |  |  |                        | 7                      |                        | 7                      |                        | 6                      |                        | 6                      |                            | 6                         
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|Combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends for purpose of ratio                                                                                                                            |  |  | $                   65 |                        | $                   58 |                        | $                   66 |                        | $                   90 |                        | $                       89
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|Earnings:                                                                                                                                                                                            |  |  |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                            |                           
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|Pretax income from continuing operations                                                                                                                                                             |  |  | $                 361  |                        | $                 390  |                        | $                 324  |                        | $                 425  |                        | $                     407 
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|Total fixed charges (from above)                                                                                                                                                                     |  |  | 58                     |                        | 51                     |                        | 60                     |                        | 84                     |                        | 83                        
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|Less:  interest capitalized                                                                                                                                                                          |  |  |                        | -                      |                        | -                      |                        | -                      |                        | 1                      |                            | 1                         
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|Total earnings for purpose of ratio                                                                                                                                                                  |  |  | $                 419  |                        | $                 441  |                        | $                 384  |                        | $                 508  |                        | $                     489 
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|Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends                                                                                                                            |  |  | 6.45                   |                        | 7.60                   |                        | 5.82                   |                        | 5.64                   |                        | 5.49                      
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                                                                                                   |  |  | 7.22                   |                        | 8.65                   |                        | 6.40                   |                        | 6.05                   |                        | 5.89                      
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|(1) In computing this ratio, Preferred dividends of subsidiary represents the before-tax earnings necessary to pay such dividends, computed at the effective tax rates for the applicable periods.