Euronav announced the conclusion of negotiations between the representatives of Tanklog Ltd. and Euronav pursuant to which there will be a merger of the assets of Tanklog Ltd. into Euronav. Tanklog is a major player in the Suezmax sector with a fleet consisting of 14 modern double Hull Suezmax tankers, of which 5 are under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries in Korea with deliveries scheduled in 2006 and 2007 and 2 modern double Hull Aframax tankers. The Tanklog fleet is under the management of Ceres Hellenic Shipping Enterprises Limited in Greece and is under long term contractual arrangements with major independent U.S. refiners. The transaction will take the form of an acquisition by Euronav of the assets of Tanklog valued in excess of USD 1 billion.