|EXHIBIT 12.1                                                                                                                        
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|PACIFIC ENTERPRISES                                                                                                                 
|COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES                                                                          
|AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS                                                                                                       
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|Fixed Charges:                                                                                                                      
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|Interest                                                                                                                            
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|Interest portion of annual rentals                                                                                                  
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|Preferred dividends of subsidiary                                                                                                   
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|Total fixed charges                                                                                                                 
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|Preferred stock dividends                                                                                                           
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|Combined fixed charges and preferred                                                                                                
|stock dividends for purpose of ratio                                                                                                
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|Earnings:                                                                                                                           
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|Pretax income from continuing operations                                                                                            
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|Total fixed charges (from above)                                                                                                    
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|Less:  interest capitalized                                                                                                         
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|Total earnings for purpose of ratio                                                                                                 
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|Ratio of earnings to combined fixed                                                                                                 
|charges and preferred stock dividends                                                                                               
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                                  
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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.                                                                     
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