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Exhibit 12.1

DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC.

Statement re Computation of Ratios

(In Thousands of Dollars)

Ratio of (Losses) Earnings to Fixed Charges:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Computation of (Losses) Earnings:

          

Pretax (loss) income from continuing operations

   $ (468,299   $ (381,348   $ 515,191      $ 774,240      $ 918,081   

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

     (20,814     (16,308     (60,603     (74,237     (37,674

Add: Previously capitalized interest amortized during the period

     9,302        8,722        5,082        3,400        3,400   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (losses) earnings, before fixed charge addition

     (479,811     (388,934     459,670        703,403        883,807   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Computation of Fixed Charges:

          

Interest, including interest capitalized

     113,869        112,812        126,160        103,547        87,449   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

     113,869        112,812        126,160        103,547        87,449   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (Losses) Earnings and Fixed Charges

   $ (365,942   $ (276,122   $ 585,830      $ 806,950      $ 971,256   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     (3.21 )(2)      (2.45 )(2)      4.64        7.79        11.11   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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.
(2) The deficiency in our earnings available for fixed charges for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was $479.8 million and $388.9 million, respectively.