LNG

Nov 30 (LNGJ) - Golar LNG said it signed  a five-year time charter for one of its modern LNG carriers, the "Golar Maria".  The vessel has been delivered to the charterer and will remain on charter through the end of 2017. The charter will generate around $24 million of annualized earnings. As the contract has five years in length the vessel will be offered to affiliate Golar LNG Partners to acquire, the company said.