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Golar LNG Partners LP – ‘6-K’ for 9/30/19 – ‘XML’

On:  Tuesday, 11/26/19, at 12:48pm ET   ·   For:  9/30/19   ·   Accession #:  1415916-19-18   ·   File #:  1-35123

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

11/26/19  Golar LNG Partners LP             6-K         9/30/19   76:7.8M

Report by a Foreign Issuer   —   Form 6-K   —   Rule 13a-16 / 15d-16
Filing Table of Contents

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53: R2          Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of      HTML    102K 
                Operations                                                       
63: R3          Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of      HTML     50K 
                Comprehensive Income                                             
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                Cash Flows                                                       
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                Cash Flows Supplementary Cash Flow (Parenthetical)               
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21: R13         Losses/Gains on Derivatives and Other Financial     HTML     48K 
                Items, Net                                                       
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75: R15         Operating Leases                                    HTML     40K 
29: R16         Investments in Affiliates                           HTML     41K 
20: R17         Debt                                                HTML     26K 
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37: R24         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     26K 
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34: R28         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    133K 
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                Items, Net (Tables)                                              
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22: R38         General (Details)                                   HTML     31K 
33: R39         ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Narrative (Details)           HTML     23K 
14: R40         Variable Interest Entities ("VIEs") - NARRATIVE     HTML     39K 
                (Details)                                                        
39: R41         Variable Interest Entities ("VIEs") - SCHEDULE OF   HTML     34K 
                SALE LEASEBACK TRANSACTIONS (Details)                            
67: R42         Variable Interest Entities ("VIEs") - PAYMENT       HTML     39K 
                OBLIGATIONS (Details)                                            
57: R43         Variable Interest Entities ("VIEs") - SCHEDULE OF   HTML     30K 
                ASSETS AND LIABILITIES IMPACTING BALANCE SHEET                   
                (Details)                                                        
15: R44         Variable Interest Entities ("VIEs") VARIABLE        HTML     35K 
                INTEREST ENTITIES ("VIEs") - HILLI LLC (Details)                 
40: R45         Segment Information Narrative (Details)             HTML     34K 
68: R46         Segment Information (Details)                       HTML     70K 
58: R47         Losses/Gains on Derivatives and Other Financial     HTML     49K 
                Items, Net - Schedule of Other Financial Items                   
                (Details)                                                        
13: R48         Taxation (Details)                                  HTML     43K 
41: R49         Operating Leases (Details)                          HTML     34K 
28: R50         Operating Leases - Operating Lease Income           HTML     29K 
                (Details)                                                        
18: R51         Investments in Affiliates (Details)                 HTML     38K 
44: R52         Investments in Affiliates - Summarized Financial    HTML     40K 
                Information of Hilli Llc (Details)                               
70: R53         Debt (Details)                                      HTML     42K 
27: R54         Net Investment in Leases (Details)                  HTML     65K 
17: R55         Financial Instruments - Carrying Value and          HTML     80K 
                Estimated Fair Value of the Partnership's                        
                Financial Instruments (Details)                                  
43: R56         Financial Instruments - Schedule of Offsetting      HTML     44K 
                Derivative Assets and Liabilities (Details)                      
69: R57         Financial Instruments - Interest Rate Swap          HTML     30K 
                Transactions (Details)                                           
26: R58         Related Party Transactions - Schedule of Related    HTML     35K 
                Party Transactions (Details)                                     
19: R59         Related Party Transactions - Schedule of Related    HTML     30K 
                Party Balances (Details)                                         
56: R60         Related Party Transactions (Details)                HTML    138K 
65: R61         Other Commitments and Contingencies (Details)       HTML     45K 
42: R62         Equity - Schedule of Issuances of Common Units and  HTML     34K 
                General Partner Units (Details)                                  
16: R63         Equity - Schedule of Movement in the Number of      HTML     39K 
                Common Units and General Partner Units (Details)                 
54: R64         Earnings Per Unit and Cash Distributions (Details)  HTML     68K 
64: R65         Subsequent Events (Details)                         HTML     44K 
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