LNG engineer Technip completes Russian LNG withdrawal while Qatar contract takes backlog to record levels
Technip Energies, the leading liquefied natural gas engineering company, reported reduced first-half profits and revenues as the full withdrawal from the Arctic LNG II project in the Gydan Peninsula of Russia was completed amid the gain of a lucrative contract for the LNG expansion in Qatar and with a new record backlog of contracts.
Russian natural gas and Arctic LNG operator Novatek increases output but profits hit by rouble decline
Novatek, the Russian natural gas company and operator of Yamal LNG and developer of the Arctic LNG II project, reported declines in annual revenues and profits because of the adverse effects of Covid-19 for much of 2020 and the impact of a weaker Russian rouble.
Flex LNG posts profit
Feb 17 (LNGJ) - Flex LNG, the growing Norwegian-listed fleet owner with 13 modern carriers, 10 on the water and three uner construction, posted fourth-quarter net income of $25.8 million compared with $3.8M in the previous quarter. Full-year net profits came to $8.1M. Flex reported an average Time Charter Equivalent rate of $73,712 per day for the fourth quarter versus $46,569 per day for the third quarter.
“During the last quarter of 2020 and into 2021, the LNG market improved markedly driven by strong demand from Asia due to a combination of cold weather and economic recovery, which resulted in a shortage of both LNG and ships to transport it,” said Oystein M Kalleklev, Chief Executive of Flex LNG Management AS. “LNG prices, which hit synchronized lows following the Covid-19 pandemic, rebounded with an 18-times price increase of Asian LNG from the low in April 2020 to the highs in January 2021, a remarkable turn-around,” added Kalleklev.
