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Exhibit 12.01
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
STATEMENTS OF COMPUTATIONS OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED
CHARGES AND RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED
STOCK DIVIDENDS
(Millions of Dollars)
                                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007     2006     2005  
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges:
                                       
Earnings:
                                       
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense (benefit), minority interest in net income of consolidated subsidiaries, and income from equity investees
  $ (467 )   $ 511     $ 6,453     $ 7,480     $ 4,948  
Add:
                                       
Fixed charges
    705       630       644       546       470  
Amortization of capitalized interest
    19       18       14       9       8  
Distributions from equity investees
                      47       50  
Less:
                                       
Interest capitalized
    (112 )     (104 )     (105 )     (148 )     (62 )
 
                                         
Total earnings
  $ 145     $ 1,055     $ 7,006     $ 7,934     $ 5,414  
 
                                         
 
                                       
Fixed charges:
                                       
Interest expense, net
  $ 408     $ 347     $ 361     $ 229     $ 272  
Interest capitalized
    112       104       105       148       62  
Rental expense interest factor (a)
    185       179       178       169       136  
 
                                         
Total fixed charges
  $ 705     $ 630     $ 644     $ 546     $ 470  
 
                                         
 
                                       
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    (b )     1.7x       10.9x       14.5x       11.5x  
 
                                         
 
                                       
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends:
                                       
Total earnings
  $ 145     $ 1,055     $ 7,006     $ 7,934     $ 5,414  
 
                                         
 
                                       
Total fixed charges
  $ 705     $ 630     $ 644     $ 546     $ 470  
Preferred stock dividends
                      3       20  
 
                                         
Total fixed charges and preferred stock dividends
  $ 705     $ 630     $ 644     $ 549     $ 490  
 
                                         
 
                                       
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock dividends
    (b )     1.7x       10.9x       14.5x       11.0x  
 
                                         
 
(a)  
The interest portion of rental expense represents one-third of rents, which is deemed representative of the interest portion of rental expense.
 
(b)  
For the year ended December 31, 2009, earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $560 million. The deficiency included the effect of a $230 million pre-tax impairment loss resulting from the permanent cancellation of certain capital projects classified as “construction in progress” as a result of the unfavorable impact of the continuing economic slowdown on refining industry fundamentals during the year. The deficiency was also partially attributable to a $120 million loss contingency accrual related to our dispute of a turnover tax on export sales in Aruba.