LNG

Dec 6 (LNGJ) - Belgian LNG carrier and development company Exmar signed a loan agreement for up to $280 million with the International Finance Corp. of the World Bank and China Ex-Im Bank for a liquefaction barge to be built at Wison Heavy Industries in Shanghai and chartered to Pacific Rubiales Energy for permanent mooring off Colombia's North coast. Black and Veatch of the US has been contracted for the engineering and procurement of the topside liquefaction equipment and the US Ex-Im Bank is also expected to participate in the financing.