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Avenir repositions to become pure-play LNG shipping firm

By LNG Prime Staff
Avenir repositions to become pure-play LNG shipping firm
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UK-based small-scale player Avenir LNG plans to divest its ownership of the Higas LNG storage terminal in Italy’s Sardinia to three of its existing shareholders, as part of a strategic refocus of its business. The company is also exploring raising capital and a potential listing on the Euronext Growth Oslo. Avenir’s shareholders are Stolt-Nielsen, Golar…

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