SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

SEGMENT INFORMATION [Abstract]

Revenues by market

The Company operates in two markets. We operate in the tanker and drybulk carrier markets as an international provider of seaborne transportation of crude oil and drybulk cargoes. An analysis of revenues from these services is as follows:

(in thousands of $)	2011		2010		2009
Total operating revenues – tanker market		715,893		1,023,733		989,773
Total operating revenues – drybulk carrier market		86,608		136,912		124,983