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Exhibit 12
The Williams Companies, Inc.
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
         
    Three months ended  
    March 31, 2010  
    (Millions)  
Earnings:
       
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
  $ (243 )
Less: Equity earnings, excluding proportionate share from 50% owned investees and unconsolidated majority-owned investees
    (12 )
 
     
 
       
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes and equity earnings
    (255 )
 
       
Add:
       
Fixed charges:
       
Interest accrued, including proportionate share from 50% owned investees and unconsolidated majority-owned investees (a)
    173  
Rental expense representative of interest factor
    3  
 
     
 
Total fixed charges
    176  
 
       
Distributed income of equity-method investees, excluding proportionate share from 50% owned investees and unconsolidated majority-owned investees
    11  
 
Less:
       
Capitalized interest
    (17 )
 
     
 
       
Total earnings as adjusted
  $ (85 )
 
     
 
       
Fixed charges
  $ 176  
 
     
 
       
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    (b )
 
     
 
(a)   Does not include interest related to income taxes, including interest related to liabilities for uncertain tax positions, which is included in provision (benefit) for income taxes in our Consolidated Statement of Operations.
 
(b)   Earnings are inadequate to cover fixed charges by $261 million.