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ASSET UNDER DEVELOPMENT (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Extractive Industries [Abstract] |
Schedule of asset under development |
(in thousands of $) | 2018 |  | 2017 |
Purchase price installments | — |  | 962,709 |
Interest costs capitalized | — |  | 116,416 |
Other costs capitalized (1) | 20,000 |  | 98,364 |
| 20,000 |  | 1,177,489 |
(1) Other capitalized costs relate to the carrying value of the vessel earmarked for conversion.

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