|EXHIBIT 12.2                                      |  |                         
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|SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY                   |  |                         
|COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES |  |                         
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|                                                  |  | 2000                    
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|Fixed Charges:                                    |  |                         
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|Interest                                          |  | $                     72
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|Interest portion of annual rentals                |  | 4                       
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|Total fixed charges for purpose of ratio          |  | $                     76
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|Earnings:                                         |  |                         
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|Pretax income from continuing operations          |  | $                  390  
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|Add: total fixed charges (from above)             |  | 76                      
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|Total earnings for purpose of ratio               |  | $                  466  
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                |  | 6.13                    
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