Bullish despite clouds on horizon
While fundamental shipping demand has deteriorated on volume delays, substantial contracting and shorter sailing distances, the freight market has been buoyed by extraordinary trading economics. We see no reason to expect these extreme arbitrage opportunities to end soon; rather we expect them to continue to support rates despite lower utilisation. However, fundamentals look muted for 2024–2025, before the next wave of liquefaction firms up against steep deliveries. Hence, we remain bullish, but see clouds on the horizon.
Flex Lng Limited. FLEX LNG Ltd. is an owner of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier vessels and floating storage regasification units (FRSUs). The Company is focused on commercial activity relating to securing hydrocarbon feed stock for floating liquefaction projects, constructing, owning and operating floating liquefaction vessels and/or LNG vessels and sales and marketing of hydrocarbons and business in connection therewith, including investing in other companies. The Company operates a fleet of LNG carriers and has four M-type, Electronically Controlled, Gas Injection (MEGI) LNG carriers with a capacity of approximately 174,000 cubic meters under construction. The Company markets these vessels for charter and is also pursuing FSRU projects. The Company has four modern LNG vessels on short term charter that are being traded in the spot and short term LNGC market. Its subsidiaries include FLEX LNGC 1 Limited, FLEX LNGC 2 Limited, FLEX LNG Shipping Limited and FLEX LNG Management Limited.
Golar LNG is a midstream liquefied natural gas (LNG) company based in Bermuda. Co. is engaged in the transportation, regasification, liquefaction and trading of LNG. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, Co. is engaged in the acquisition, ownership, operation and chartering of LNG carriers and floating storage regasification units (FSRUs), and the development of liquefaction projects such as Floating Liquefaction Natural Gas Vessels. Co. owns and operates a fleet of 19 LNG carriers and seven FSRUs, and under management agreements operates Golar LNG Partner LP's fleet of six FSRUs and four LNG carriers.
DNB Markets is the investment banking arm of DNB Bank ASA and is focused primarily on the Nordic region, as well as internationally on niches such as global shipping, energy and related services, and seafood. DNB Markets offers services in FICC, Equities and Investment Banking advisory from offices in Oslo, Stockholm, London, Singapore and New York. Equity research coverage is offered on c250 Nordic companies. DNB was ranked no.2 in Extel Nordic Research 2017. The DNB Markets’ Credit and FICC Macro & FX Research teams are repeatedly highly rated by Prospera Nordic Institutional Investor Surveys.
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