
LNG Japonica Shipping Corporation, a joint venture between Japan’s shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) (74%) and India’s state-owned energy firm Gail (26%), has struck a long-term charter deal for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier (LNGC) with Gail, which is primarily focused on natural gas.

SBM Offshore is keeping Brazil and Guyana as the core hub of its FPSO activity, while eyeing new opportunities in West Africa.