|EXHIBIT 12.1                                                                                                                           |                  |                  |                 
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|PACIFIC ENTERPRISES                                                                                                                    |                  |                  |                 
|COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                                                                                      |                  |                  |                 
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|Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends:                                                                                           |                  |                  |                 
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|Interest                                                                                                                               |                  | $             72 |                 
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|Interest portion of annual rentals                                                                                                     | 4                |                  | 3               
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|Preferred dividends of subsidiaries (1)                                                                                                | 2                |                  | 2               
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|Total fixed charges for purpose of ratio                                                                                               | $             78 |                  | $             93
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|Earnings:                                                                                                                              |                  |                  |                 
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|Pretax income from continuing operations                                                                                               | $           396  |                  | $           377 
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|Total fixed charges (from above)                                                                                                       | 78               |                  | 93              
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|Total earnings for purpose of ratio                                                                                                    | $           474  |                  | $           470 
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                                     | 6.08             |                  | 5.05            
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|(1) In computing this ratio, "Preferred dividends of subsidiaries" represents the before-tax earnings necessary to pay such dividends, |                 
|computed at the effective tax rates for the applicable periods.                                                                        |                  |                  |