LNG

Feb 1 (LNGJ) - Exmar, the Belgian fleet owner and floating facility provider, said LNG operating income for the year was $30.5 million, little changed from the previous 12 months.  "The LNG market was one of the most active segments of the shipping industry in 2012. High demand for natural gas in Asian countries is expected to last," Exmar said. The company's project with Pacific Rubiales for a Floating Liquefaction Storage Regasification Unit off the coast of Colombia, being built at Wison Heavy Industries in China, will be financed by a subsidiary of the World Bank and the Chinese and US Ex-Im banks.