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Exhibit 12.1

DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC.

Statement re Computation of Ratios

(In Thousands of Dollars)

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges:

 

    Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2013
    Year Ended December 31,  
      2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  

Computation of Earnings:

           

Pretax income (loss) from continuing operations

  $ 594,045      $ 918,081      $ 1,179,271      $ 1,336,016      $ 1,868,431      $ 1,847,046   

Less Interest capitalized during the period and actual preferred dividend requirements of majority-owned subsidiaries and 50%-owned persons included in fixed charges but not deducted from pretax income from above

    (53,516     (37,674     (11,212     —          —          (16,870

Add: Previously capitalized interest amortized during the period

    2,550        3,400        3,400        3,400        3,400        2,428   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total earnings (losses), before fixed charge addition

    543,079        883,807        1,171,459        1,339,416        1,871,831        1,832,604   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Computation of Fixed Charges:

           

Interest, including interest capitalized

    74,532        87,449        87,425        93,334        51,585        28,842   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

    74,532        87,449        87,425        93,334        51,585        28,842   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Earnings (Losses) and Fixed Charges

  $ 617,611      $ 971,256      $ 1,258,884      $ 1,432,750      $ 1,923,416      $ 1,861,446   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of Earnings (Losses) to Fixed Charges (1) 

    8.29        11.11        14.40        15.35        37.29        64.54   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)  For purposes of this ratio, fixed charges include (i) interest, whether expensed or capitalized, (ii) amortization of debt issuance costs, whether expensed or capitalized, and (iii) a portion of rent expense, which we believe represents the interest factor attributable to rent.