EXHIBIT 12.2
TRITON ENERGY LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERENCE
DIVIDENDS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT RATIOS)
(UNAUDITED)
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31,
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1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
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Fixed charges, as defined:
Interest charges $ 38,231 $ 50,253 $ 50,625 $ 43,884 $ 41,305
Preference dividend requirements of
the Company 28,671 3,061 400 985 802
Preferred dividend requirements of
subsidiaries adjusted to pre-tax basis --- --- --- --- ---
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Total fixed charges $ 66,902 $ 53,314 $ 51,025 $ 44,869 $ 42,107
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Earnings, as defined (2):
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
before income taxes and extraordinary item $ 76,177 $(238,609) $ 16,896 $ 20,945 $ 16,600
Fixed charges, above 66,902 53,314 51,025 44,869 42,107
Less interest capitalized (14,539) (23,215) (25,818) (27,102) (16,211)
Plus undistributed (earnings) loss of affiliates 28 --- --- (118) 2,249
Less preference dividend requirements of
the Company and its subsidiaries adjusted
to pre-tax basis (28,671) (3,061) (400) (985) (802)
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$ 99,897 $(211,571) $ 41,703 $ 37,609 $ 43,943
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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES
AND PREFERENCE DIVIDENDS (1) (2) 1.5 --- 0.8 0.8 1.0
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(1) Earnings were inadequate to cover combined fixed charges and preference
dividends for the years ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996 by $264,885,000,
$9,322,000 and $7,260,000, respectively.
(2) Earnings reflect nonrecurring writedowns and loss provisions of
$5,159,000, $348,064,000, $46,153,000 and $1,058,000 for the years ended
December 31, 1999, 1998, 1996 and 1995, respectively. Nonrecurring gains from
the sale of assets and other gains aggregated $442,000, $125,617,000,
$6,253,000, $22,189,000 and $13,617,000 for the years ended December 31, 1999,
1998, 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively. The ratio of earnings to combined fixed
charges and preference dividends if adjusted to remove nonrecurring items, would
have been 1.6, 0.2, 0.7, 1.4 and 0.7 for the years ended December 31, 1999,
1998, 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively. Without nonrecurring items, earnings
would have been inadequate to cover combined fixed charges and preference
dividends for the years ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1995 by $42,438,000,
$15,575,000 and $10,723,000, respectively.