|EXHIBIT 12.1                                                                                                                           |  | 
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|PACIFIC ENTERPRISES                                                                                                                    |  | 
|COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                                                                                      |  | 
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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 subsidiaries (1)                                                                                                |  | 
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|Total fixed charges 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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|Total earnings for purpose of ratio                                                                                                    |  | 
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                                     |  | 
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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.                                                                        |  |