EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENTS [Abstract]

20.	EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENTS

Orion Tankers Ltd. is a private limited company formed in November 2011 under the laws of the Island of Bermuda. Orion Tankers Ltd. has a share capital $100,000, which is comprised of 10,000,000 shares with $0.01 per value. Orion Tankers Ltd. is owned equally by the Company and Frontline Ltd. and, the business of the Orion Tankers Ltd. is to provide transportation services on the high seas and administrative services herewith in general and the operation and management of the Orion Tankers Pool. The net result of $0.01 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, is included in interest income within the Statement of Operations.

Orion Tankers Ltd. acquired the Gemini Tankers AS, Norway in November, 2011, which was a full subsidiary of Gemini Tankers LLC. Orion Tankers Ltd. paid $0.5 million for Gemini Tankers AS, to Gemini Tankers LLC. The purchase of Gemini Tankers AS was funded by the owners of the Orion Tankers Ltd. in February 2012.

All figures in USD ‘000	2011		2010
Acquisition cost		50		–
Net Income		11		–
Carrying value		61		-

- Definition

The entire disclosure for equity investment, or group of investments, for which combined disclosure is appropriate, including: (a) the name of each investee and percentage of ownership of common stock, (b) accounting policies for investments in common stock, (c) difference between the amount at which the investment is carried and the amount of underlying equity in net assets and the accounting treatment of the difference, (d) the total fair value of each identified investment for which a market value is available, (e) summarized information as to assets, liabilities, and results of operations of the investees (for investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries, common stock of joint ventures, or other investments using the equity method), and (f) material effects of possible conversions, exercises, or contingent issuances of the investee. Other disclosures include (a) the names of any investee in which the investor owns 20 percent or more of the voting stock and investment is not accounted for using the equity method, and the reasons why not, and (b) the names of any investee in which the investor owns less than 20 percent of the voting stock and the investment is accounted for using the equity method, and the reasons why it is.

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