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Golar LNG in talks with Korea Line.

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GOLAR LNG has entered 'constructive' talks with Korea Line, the South Korean liquefied natural gas carrier operator in which it has a stake of more than 20%, writes tony Gray.

This was disclosed at the same time as the John Fredriksen company reported a 15% fall in first-quarter net income to $8.25m from $9.71m in the like period of 2003.

The latest result was affected by a net loss on the movement of the fair value of interest rate swaps, and idle time incurred by the newbuilding Methane Princess before commencing a long-term charter with BG Group.

Golar said its 21% investment in Korea Line was 'an opportunity to develop a mutually beneficial relationship' with a leading South Korean LNG shipping provider.

'A constructive dialogue with Korea Line has already been established.'

Significantly, Golar now expects to start equity accounting for its stake in Korea ...

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