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Exhibit 12.1

 

Buckeye Partners, L.P.

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2010

 

2011

 

2012

 

2013

 

2014

 

Earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before taxes (1)

 

$

18,485

 

$

23,795

 

$

285,472

 

$

231,070

 

$

348,507

 

$

161,792

 

Equity income (greater than) less than distributions

 

(2,871

)

3,316

 

(3,778

)

(2,775

)

(3,931

)

(3,311

)

Less: capitalized interest (2)

 

(3,186

)

(2,227

)

(7,187

)

(8,796

)

(6,501

)

(3,520

)

Total earnings

 

12,428

 

24,884

 

274,507

 

219,499

 

338,075

 

154,961

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and debt expense

 

75,147

 

89,169

 

119,561

 

114,980

 

130,920

 

83,225

 

Capitalized interest

 

3,401

 

2,499

 

7,583

 

9,238

 

7,007

 

3,774

 

Portion of rentals representing an interest factor

 

4,396

 

4,438

 

7,400

 

8,894

 

8,217

 

4,430

 

Total fixed charges

 

82,944

 

96,106

 

134,544

 

133,112

 

146,144

 

91,429

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings available for fixed charges

 

$

95,372

 

$

120,990

 

$

409,051

 

$

352,611

 

$

484,219

 

$

246,390

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

 

1.15

 

1.26

 

3.04

 

2.65

 

3.31

 

2.69

 

 


(1) Excludes income attributable to noncontrolling interests.

 

(2) Excludes amortization of capitalized interest totaling $0.2 million in 2009, $0.3 million in 2010, $0.4 million in 2011, $0.4 million in 2012, $0.5 million in 2013 and $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014.