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General information (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 Subsidiaries CrudeCarrier t
Disclosure of subsidiaries [abstract] |
Number of wholly owned subsidiaries | 35
Number of large crude carriers | CrudeCarrier | 27
Total carrying capacity | t | 8,360,850
Top of Range [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [abstract] |
Weight of tankers | t | 320,000
Bottom of Range [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [abstract] |
Weight of tankers | t | 200,000
Marshall Island [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [abstract] |
Number of wholly owned subsidiaries | 23
Number of vessel-owning subsidiaries | 20
Cayman Islands [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [abstract] |
Number of wholly owned subsidiaries | 7
Number of vessel-owning subsidiaries | 7
Singapore [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [abstract] |
Number of wholly owned subsidiaries | 3
Monegasque [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [abstract] |
Number of wholly owned subsidiaries | 1
Norwegian [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [abstract] |
Number of wholly owned subsidiaries | 1

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