EX-7 4 d80942dex7.htm EX-7 EX-7

Exhibit 7

Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges (unaudited)

 

                 $ million, except ratios  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Earnings available for fixed charges:

          

Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations before adjustment for income or loss from joint ventures and associates(a) (b)

     (11,382     1,578        27,032        14,196        32,545   

Fixed charges

     2,689        2,924        3,021        2,971        2,808   

Amortization of capitalized interest

     298        327        226        145        44   

Distributed income of joint ventures and associates

     1,614        1,911        1,391        1,763        5,040   

Interest capitalized

     (179     (185     (238     (390     (349

Preference dividend requirements, gross of tax

     (2     (2     (2     (3     (3

Income of non-controlling interests not incurring fixed charges

     (25     (2     —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total earnings available for fixed charges

     (6,987     6,551        31,430        18,682        40,085   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed charges:

          

Interest expensed

     886        840        844        844        802   

Interest capitalized

     179        185        238        390        349   

Rental expense representative of interest

     1,622        1,897        1,937        1,734        1,654   

Preference dividend requirements, gross of tax

     2        2        2        3        3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

     2,689        2,924        3,021        2,971        2,808   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     —          2.2        10.4        6.3        14.3   

Deficiency of earnings to fixed charges

     (9,676     —          —          —          —     
(a)  2015 includes a pre-tax charge of $11,956 million (2014 $819 million pre-tax charge, 2013 $469 million pre-tax charge, 2012 $5,014 million pre-tax charge and 2011 $3,742 million pre-tax credit) relating to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
(b)  2012 includes $709 million of dividends received from TNK-BP.

 

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