| Millions of Dollars | ||||||||
| Six Months Ended | ||||||||
| June 30 | ||||||||
| 2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Earnings Available for Fixed Charges |
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Income from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest |
$ | 17,358 | 9,602 | |||||
Distributions less than equity in earnings of fifty-percent-or-less-owned companies |
(1,991 | ) | (1,246 | ) | ||||
Fixed charges, excluding capitalized interest* |
551 | 743 | ||||||
| $ | 15,918 | 9,099 | ||||||
Fixed Charges |
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Interest and debt expense, excluding capitalized interest |
$ | 417 | 626 | |||||
Capitalized interest |
315 | 274 | ||||||
Interest portion of rental expense |
85 | 70 | ||||||
Interest expense relating to guaranteed debt of fifty-percent-or-less-owned companies |
| 5 | ||||||
| $ | 817 | 975 | ||||||
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges |
19.5 | 9.3 | ||||||
| *Includes amortization of capitalized interest totaling approximately $48 million in 2008 and $42 million in 2007. | ||