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ASSET UNDER DEVELOPMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Extractive Industries [Abstract]

Schedule of asset under development

(in thousands of $)	2017		2016
Purchase price installments	962,709		653,378
Interest costs capitalized	116,416		53,985
Other costs capitalized (1)	98,364		24,630
	1,177,489		731,993

⁽¹⁾ Other capitalized costs includes asset retirement obligation and direct overhead costs on the conversion of the Hilli.

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