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                                                                    EXHIBIT 12-2

 MCN INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES                                   
 COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
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                                           TWELVE MONTHS     TWELVE MONTHS     TWELVE MONTHS     TWELVE MONTHS     TWELVE MONTHS
                                               ENDED             ENDED             ENDED             ENDED             ENDED
                                          DECEMBER 31, 1998 DECEMBER 31, 1997 DECEMBER 31, 1996  DECEMBER 31, 1995 DECEMBER 31, 1994
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EARNINGS AS DEFINED (1) (4) (6)
Pre-tax income (loss) (2) (5)               $(159,111)            $29,997           $17,702            $  141          $(12,843)
Fixed charges (3)                              41,340              27,571            13,368             8,408               838
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     Earnings (loss) as defined             $(117,771)            $57,568           $31,070            $8,549          $(12,005)
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FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED (1) (4) (6)
Interest, expensed                          $  39,393             $26,305           $12,332            $7,857          $    513
Interest, capitalized                           6,133               2,521             1,180               945               443
Amortization of debt discounts, premium
     and expense                                1,655               1,115               938               506               268
Interest implicit in rentals                      292                 151                98                45                57
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     Fixed charges as defined               $  47,473             $30,092           $14,548            $9,353          $  1,281
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Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges                                 $ 1.91          $   2.14
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Coverage Deficiency (7) (8)                 $ 165,244                                                 $   804           $13,286
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(1)  Earnings and fixed charges are defined and computed in accordance with Item
     503 of Regulation S-K.

(2)  This amount represents the aggregate of (a) the pre-tax income from
     continuing operations of MCN Investment and its majority-owned
     subsidiaries, (b) MCN Investment's share of pre-tax income of its 50% owned
     companies, and (c) any income actually received from less than 50% owned
     companies.

(3)  Fixed charges added to earnings are adjusted to exclude interest
     capitalized during the period.

(4)  In June 1996, MCN completed the sale of The Genix Group, its computer
     operations subsidiary. For purposes of calculating the Ratio of Earnings to
     Fixed Charges, it has been classified as a discontinued operation and
     therefore excluded from the ratio for all periods presented.

(5)  In 1998, MCN Investment recorded two unusual charges, consisting of
     property write-downs and restructuring charges, totaling $141,872,000
     pre-tax ($92,217,000 net of taxes).

(6)  MCN has decided to sell its E&P properties and accordingly has classified
     this segment as a discontinued operation. Therefore, for purposes of
     calculating the Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges, E&P is excluded from
     the ratio for all periods presented.

(7)  Earnings for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 1998, were not 
     adequate to cover fixed charges.  The amount of the coverage deficiency was
     $165,244,000.

(8)  Earnings for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 1995 and 1994, were
     not adequate to cover fixed charges. The amount of the coverage deficiency
     was $804,000 and $13,286,000 for the twelve-month period ended December 31,
     1995 and 1994, respectively.