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EQUITY OFFERINGS/TRANSACTIONS WITH LISTED SUBSIDIARIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

EQUITY OFFERINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES [Abstract]

Components of equity offerings of subsidiaries

The following table summarizes the issuances of common units of Golar Partners:

												Public Offering
Date		Number of Common Units Issued1			Number of Common Units Issued to the Company			Offering Price				Gross Proceeds (in thousands of $)2			Net Proceeds (in thousands of $)			Company's Ownership in Golar Partners after the Offering3
April 2011 (IPO)		13,800,000			9,327,254			$	22.50			310,500			287,795			65.4	%
July 2012		6,325,000			969,305			$	30.95			188,485			187,138			57.5	%
November 2012		4,300,000			1,524,590			$	30.50			131,150			129,981			54.1	%

¹ Pertains to common units issued by Golar Partners to the public.

² Gross and net proceeds from Golar Partners' public offering (excluding proceeds received from Golar's participation in the concurrent private placement).

³ Includes the general partner interest of the Company in Golar Partners.

Summary of sale of vessel interests

The following table summarizes the sale of the Company's vessel interests to Golar Partners since its IPO:

		2012						2011
(in millions of $)		Golar Grand			NR Satu			Golar Freeze
Sales price		176.8			388.0			231.3
Less: Net assets transferred		(43.1	)		(255.7	)		(65.5	)
Excess of sales price over net assets transferred		133.7			132.3			165.8
Additions to Golar's stockholders' equity and noncontrolling interest		88.3			85.8			96.7

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Tabular disclosure of all information related to any significant acquisition and disposal. Disclosure may include methodology and assumptions, type of asset, asset classification, useful life, useful purpose, acquisition cost, method of acquisition or disposal, depreciation method, gain (loss) on disposal pretax and net of tax, date of acquisition or disposal and restrictions on amount of proceeds from donated assets.

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Tabular disclosure of sales of stock or previously unissued stock made by subsidiary or equity method investee to investors outside the consolidated group. This includes stock issued in a business combination in exchange for shares of an acquired entity.

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