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INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES - Ownership Percentage (Details) | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
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Golar LNG Partners |  |  |  |
Equity method investments: |  |  |  |
Investments, ownership percentage | 41.40% |  | 0.00% |
Participation in equity method investment | 25.40% | [1],[2] | 29.90% | [1],[2]
Egyptian Company for Gas Services S.A.E |  |  |  |
Equity method investments: |  |  |  |
Participation in equity method investment | 50.00% |  | 50.00% |
Golar Wilhelmsen Management AS |  |  |  |
Equity method investments: |  |  |  |
Participation in equity method investment | 60.00% |  | 60.00% |
[1] | Golar Partners and its subsidiaries were included in our consolidated financial statements until December 13, 2012, following its first AGM upon which the majority of directors were elected by the common unitholders, Golar Partners was deconsolidated and our interests in the subordinated units were accounted for under the equity method from that date (see note 5 for further details).
[2] | We held a 41.4% (2012: 54.1%) ownership in Golar Partners as of December 31, 2013. However the 25.4% (2012: 29.9%) interest refers only to our interests in the subordinated units which are subject to the equity method accounting.

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