The company said the 2012-built coatedaframaxes will be acquired from a third party for $95m combined.

These are likely to be the 105,000-dwt DiamondS-owned pair Guadalupeand Neches, because TIL said the vessels would continue inthe Teekay Taurus pool –and they are the only two 2012-built ships in it.

Diamond S denied a sale had been completedin March.

And Teekay Tankers, which part-owns TIL withTeekay Corp, is selling TIL the two 2010-built VLCCs acquired from troubled TMTto settle its $115m loan on the ships.

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