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EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENTS [Abstract] |
Schedule of participation in investments recorded using the equity method | As of December 31, the Company had the following participation in investments that are recorded using the equity method:
| 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
CalPetro Tankers (Bahamas I) Limited | — | % |  | 100 | %
CalPetro Tankers (Bahamas II) Limited | — | % |  | 100 | %
CalPetro Tankers (IOM) Limited | — | % |  | 100 | %
VLCC Chartering Ltd | 50 | % |  | — | %
Frontline 2012 Ltd. | 5.6 | % |  | 5.4 | %
Summarized balance sheet information of significant subsidiaries | Summarized financial statements of Frontline 2012 are as follows:
(in thousands of $) | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Current assets | 417,985 |  |  | 480,177 |
Non current assets | 2,083,783 |  |  | 1,193,803 |
Current liabilities | 232,877 |  |  | 108,852 |
Non current liabilities | 821,541 |  |  | 501,971 |
Summarized statement of operations information of significant subsidiaries |
(in thousands of $) | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Operating revenues | 275,258 |  |  | 133,900 |  |  | 140,849 |
Net operating income | 46,731 |  |  | 65,755 |  |  | 25,673 |
Net income | 84,511 |  |  | 69,499 |  |  | 8,055 |
Summarized balance sheet information of equity method investees | Summarized financial statements of investees of which the Company has determined it is not the primary beneficiary and accounts for under the equity method as of December 31, is as follows:
(in thousands of $) | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Current assets | — |  |  | 15,457 |
Non current assets | — |  |  | 5,132 |
Current liabilities | — |  |  | 9,981 |
Non current liabilities | — |  |  | 9,525 |
Summarized statement of operations information of equity method investees |
(in thousands of $) | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Net operating revenues | 931 |  |  | 1,651 |  |  | 2,473 |
Net operating income | 691 |  |  | 1,353 |  |  | 2,155 |
Net loss | (585 | ) |  | (538 | ) |  | (544 | )

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