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|EXHIBIT 12.1                                                                                                                        
|PACIFIC ENTERPRISES                                                                                                                 
|COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES                                                                          
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|(Dollars in millions)                                                                                                               
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|                                                                                                                                     |      |  |                               |  |      |  |      |  |      |  |      |  | Nine months       
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|                                                                                                                                     |      |  | 2001                          |  | 2002 |  | 2003 |  | 2004 |  | 2005 |  | September 30, 2006
|Fixed Charges:                                                                                                                      
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|Interest                                                                                                                             | $88  |  | $63                           |  | $54  |  | $47  |  | $55  |  | $59 
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|Interest portion of annual rentals                                                                                                   | 3    |  | 2                             |  | 2    |  | 2    |  | 3    |  | 3   
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|Preferred dividends of subsidiary                                                                                                    | 2    |  | 2                             |  | 2    |  | 2    |  | 2    |  | 2   
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|Total fixed charges                                                                                                                  | 93   |  | 67                            |  | 58   |  | 51   |  | 60   |  | 64  
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|Preferred stock dividends                                                                                                            | 7    |  | 7                             |  | 7    |  | 7    |  | 6    |  | 5   
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|Combined fixed charges and preferred                                                                                                
|stock dividends for purpose of ratio                                                                                                 | $100 |  | $74                           |  | $65  |  | $58  |  | $66  |  | $69 
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|Earnings:                                                                                                                           
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|Pretax income from continuing operations                                                                                             | $377 |  | $383                          |  | $361 |  | $390 |  | $324 |  | $330
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|Total fixed charges (from above)                                                                                                     | 93   |  | 67                            |  | 58   |  | 51   |  | 60   |  | 64  
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|Less:  interest capitalized                                                                                                          | -    |  | -                             |  | -    |  | -    |  | -    |  | 1   
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|Total earnings for purpose of ratio                                                                                                  | $470 |  | $450                          |  | $419 |  | $441 |  | $384 |  | $393
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|Ratio of earnings to combined fixed                                                                                                 
|charges and preferred stock dividends                                                                                                | 4.70 |  | 6.08                          |  | 6.45 |  | 7.60 |  | 5.82 |  | 5.70
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                                   | 5.05 |  | 6.72                          |  | 7.22 |  | 8.65 |  | 6.40 |  | 6.14
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|(1) In computing this ratio, "Preferred dividends of subsidiary" represents the before-tax earnings necessary to pay such dividends,
|computed at the effective tax rates for the applicable periods.                                                                      |