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Cheniere to take on charter more LNG carriers from NYK and Ocean Yield

By LNG Prime Staff
Cheniere to take on charter more LNG carriers from NYK and Ocean Yield
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A unit of US LNG exporter Cheniere has decided to exercise its option to increase the number of chartered LNG vessels from Japan’s shipping firm NYK Line and KKR-backed Ocean Yield.

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