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Exhibit 12.1

HESS CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 

     SIX
MONTHS
ENDED
JUNE 30,
    YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,  
     2016     2015     2014      2013     2012     2011  

Earnings

             

Consolidated income / (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

   $ (1,512   $ (4,258   $ 2,436       $ 4,601      $ 3,337      $ 2,272   

Add: Fixed charges (excluding capitalized interest)

     205        425        374         488        517        499   

Add: Amortization of capitalized interest

     17        61        26         25        30        39   

Add: Distributed earnings of equity investees

     —          —          —           3        11        9   

Less: (Earnings) / losses of equity investees

     —          40        84         (17     (12     1,068   

Less: Pretax noncontrolling interests in (income) loss of consolidated subsidiaries with no fixed charges

     —          —          —           (177     (23     (26
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total earnings (deficit)

   $ (1,290   $ (3,732   $ 2,920       $ 4,923      $ 3,860      $ 3,861   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed Charges

             

Interest expense (a)

   $ 170      $ 341      $ 323       $ 416      $ 429      $ 391   

Interest capitalized

     29        45        76         60        28        13   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest incurred (including amortization of debt discount)

     199        386        399         476        457        404   

Portion of rent expense representative of interest (b)

     35        84        51         72        88        108   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

   $ 234      $ 470      $ 450       $ 548      $ 545      $ 512   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

     (d     (c     6.5         9.0        7.1        7.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Includes amortization of debt issue costs and discounts or premiums, and excludes interest expense on FIN 48 liabilities included as a component of income tax expense.
(b) Represents management’s estimate of the interest portion of rent expense.
(c) The earnings to fixed charges ratio for 2015 was less than one. The deficiency to achieve a ratio of one was $4,202 million that is comprised of a deficit of $3,732 million and fixed charges of $470 million.
(d) The earnings to fixed charges ratio for the six-months ended June 30, 2016 was less than one. The deficiency to achieve a ratio of one was $1,524 million that is comprised of a deficit of $1,290 million and fixed charges of $234 million.