EXHIBIT 12.2

                         UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
                               COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

                                                                                        For the Six Months
                                                                                          Ended June 30,
                                                                                  -------------------------------
Millions of dollars                                                                    2002                 2001
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     
Earnings from continuing operations                                                   $ 151                $ 539
Provision for income taxes                                                              139                  372
Minority Interests                                                                        5                   30
Distributions (less than) greater than earnings from equity investments                  (0)                  31
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         Earnings subtotal                                                              295                  972
Fixed charges included in earnings:
   Interest expense                                                                      94                   97
   Interest portion of rentals                                                           10                   10
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         Fixed charges subtotal                                                         104                  107
Earnings from continuing operations
   available before fixed charges                                                     $ 399               $1,079
=================================================================================================================
Fixed charges:
   Fixed charges included in earnings                                                 $ 104                $ 107
   Capitalized interest                                                                  19                   11
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         Total fixed charges                                                          $ 123                $ 118
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratio of earnings from operations
   to fixed charges                                                                     3.2                  9.1
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<FN>
(a)  Includes pre-tax Impairment of:                                                     21                    -

The ratio of earnings, excluding impairment, to fixed charges would be:                 3.4                  9.1

(b)  Calculated as one-third of operating rental expense.
</FN>