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Exhibit 12.1

 

Transocean Ltd. and Subsidiaries

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(In millions, except ratio amounts)

 

 

 

Pro forma (a)

 

Historical

 

 

 

Nine months

 

 

 

Nine months

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ended

 

Year ended

 

ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

Years ended December 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income tax expense (b)

 

$

486

 

$

1,242

 

$

536

 

$

1,299

 

$

3,924

 

$

4,772

 

$

3,374

 

$

1,607

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capitalized interest

 

30

 

89

 

30

 

89

 

182

 

147

 

77

 

16

 

Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates

 

18

 

8

 

18

 

8

 

2

 

2

 

(2

)

5

 

Preference security dividend of consolidated subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interest in pre-tax income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed charges (see below)

 

514

 

690

 

514

 

690

 

701

 

818

 

277

 

142

 

Amortization of capitalized interest

 

17

 

22

 

17

 

22

 

15

 

12

 

12

 

12

 

Distribution of earnings in unconsolidated affiliates

 

15

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Pre-tax losses from equity investees for which charges arising from guarantees are included in fixed charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings, as adjusted

 

$

984

 

$

1,857

 

$

1,034

 

$

1,914

 

$

4,456

 

$

5,453

 

$

3,588

 

$

1,744

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rent expense

 

116

 

98

 

116

 

98

 

99

 

89

 

51

 

32

 

Estimated interest portion of rent expense

 

41

 

34

 

41

 

34

 

35

 

31

 

18

 

11

 

Interest expense, net of capitalized interest and including amortization of debt issue cost and debt discount or premium (c)

 

493

 

616

 

443

 

567

 

484

 

640

 

182

 

115

 

Capitalized interest

 

30

 

89

 

30

 

89

 

182

 

147

 

77

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

 

$

564

 

$

739

 

$

514

 

$

690

 

$

701

 

$

818

 

$

277

 

$

142

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (d)

 

1.74

 

2.51

 

2.01

 

2.77

 

6.36

 

6.67

 

12.95

 

12.28

 

 


(a)    The pro forma information presented above and in the prospectus supplement assumes the following as of January 1 of each period presented:  (1) the issuance of $1.0 billion of our 5.050% Senior Notes due November 2016, $1.2 billion of our 6.375% Senior Notes due November 2021 and $300 million of our 7.350% Senior Notes due August 2041, (2) the repurchase of $1.7 billion of our 1.50% Series B Convertible Senior Notes due December 2037 and (3) the repayment of $46 million of the remaining commercial paper notes outstanding under our commercial paper program.  The effect is an increase of pro forma interest expense in the amounts of $50 million and $49 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and for the year ended December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

(b)   In 2011, in connection with our efforts to dispose of non-strategic assets, we sold the subsidiary that owns the High-Specification Jackup Trident 20, located in the Caspian Sea, and we engaged an unaffiliated advisor to coordinate the sale of the assets of our oil and gas properties operating segment.  As a result, we reclassified the operating results of these components of our contract drilling services segment and our other operations segment to discontinued operations beginning with our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2011.  The historical ratios of earnings to fixed charges for each of the years in the five-year period ended December 31, 2010 and the pro forma ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the year ended December 31, 2010 have not been restated to reflect the operating results of our Caspian Sea and oil and gas operations as discontinued operations.

 

(c)    Interest expense excludes interest on unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions, as such amounts are recognized in income tax expense and are immaterial.

 

(d)   The ratio of earnings to fixed charges is calculated by dividing earnings by fixed charges.  For this purpose, “earnings” is the amount resulting from adding (a) income from continuing operations before income tax expense, (b) fixed charges, (c) amortization of capitalized interest, and (d) distributed earnings of unconsolidated affiliates; and then subtracting (a) capitalized interest, (b) equity in earnings or losses of unconsolidated affiliates, and (c) the noncontrolling interest in pre-tax income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges.  “Fixed charges” is the amount resulting from adding (a) interest expense, (b) amortization of debt discount or premium, (c) capitalized interest and (d) an estimate of the interest component of rent expense.

 

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