GOLDEN OCEAN GROUP LIMITED

Par-la-Ville Place

14 Par-la-Ville Road

Hamilton, HM 08

Bermuda

August 10, 2017

VIA EDGAR

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, NE

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re: Golden Ocean Group Limited Registration Statement on Form F-3 (No. 333-219715)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned registrant hereby requests that the effectiveness of the above captioned Registration Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on Form F-3 on August 4, 2017, be accelerated so that it will be made effective at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on August 14, 2017, or as soon thereafter as practicable, pursuant to Rule 461(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act").

The undersigned registrant is aware of its obligations under the Act.

Should you have any questions regarding this request, please do not hesitate to contact Gary J. Wolfe at (212) 574-1223 of Seward & Kissel LLP, counsel to the undersigned registrant.

Yours truly,
GOLDEN OCEAN GROUP LIMITED
By:	/s/ Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal
	Name: Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal
	Title:   Principal Executive Officer