EXHIBIT 12.2
                     TRITON ENERGY LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
     COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERENCE
                                    DIVIDENDS
                          (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT RATIOS)
                                   (UNAUDITED)



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                                                                 YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31,
                                                   ------------------------------------------------------
                                                     1999        1998       1997       1996       1995
                                                   ---------  ----------  ---------  ---------  ---------
<S>                                                <C>        <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>
Fixed charges, as defined:
  Interest charges                                 $ 38,231   $  50,253   $ 50,625   $ 43,884   $ 41,305
  Preference dividend requirements of
    the Company                                      28,671       3,061        400        985        802
  Preferred dividend requirements of
    subsidiaries adjusted to pre-tax basis              ---         ---        ---        ---        ---
                                                   ---------  ----------  ---------  ---------  ---------

      Total fixed charges                          $ 66,902   $  53,314   $ 51,025   $ 44,869   $ 42,107
                                                   =========  ==========  =========  =========  =========

Earnings, as defined (2):
  Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
    before income taxes and extraordinary item     $ 76,177   $(238,609)  $ 16,896   $ 20,945   $ 16,600
  Fixed charges, above                               66,902      53,314     51,025     44,869     42,107
  Less interest capitalized                         (14,539)    (23,215)   (25,818)   (27,102)   (16,211)
  Plus undistributed (earnings) loss of affiliates       28         ---        ---       (118)     2,249
  Less preference dividend requirements of
    the Company and its subsidiaries adjusted
    to pre-tax basis                                (28,671)     (3,061)      (400)      (985)      (802)
                                                   ---------  ----------  ---------  ---------  ---------

                                                   $ 99,897   $(211,571)  $ 41,703   $ 37,609   $ 43,943
                                                   =========  ==========  =========  =========  =========

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES
  AND PREFERENCE DIVIDENDS (1) (2)                      1.5         ---        0.8        0.8        1.0
                                                   =========  ==========  =========  =========  =========

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(1)     Earnings  were inadequate to cover combined fixed charges and preference

dividends  for the years ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996 by $264,885,000,
$9,322,000  and  $7,260,000,  respectively.

(2)     Earnings  reflect  nonrecurring  writedowns  and  loss  provisions  of
$5,159,000,  $348,064,000,  $46,153,000  and  $1,058,000  for  the  years  ended
December  31,  1999,  1998, 1996 and 1995, respectively. Nonrecurring gains from
the  sale  of  assets  and  other  gains  aggregated  $442,000,  $125,617,000,
$6,253,000,  $22,189,000  and $13,617,000 for the years ended December 31, 1999,
1998, 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively. The ratio of earnings to combined fixed
charges and preference dividends if adjusted to remove nonrecurring items, would
have  been  1.6,  0.2,  0.7,  1.4 and 0.7 for the years ended December 31, 1999,
1998,  1997,  1996 and 1995, respectively.  Without nonrecurring items, earnings
would  have  been  inadequate  to  cover  combined  fixed charges and preference
dividends  for  the years ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1995 by $42,438,000,
$15,575,000  and  $10,723,000,  respectively.