Russia-Ukraine + LNG

A trio of LNG-related items, at least one directly related to the Russia-Ukraine conflict

  1. Dynagas LNG
    Mentioned Dynagas LNG (DLNG) about 10 days ago. Greek based entity that owns 6 LNG tankers, 5 of which are servicing Russian clients. Company released the Q1 2021 results, including updates on their vessel situation
    https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/dynagas-lng-partners-lp…

  2. New Fortress Energy (NFE)
    Developing an LNG liquefaction technology that has a short turnaround time (about 2 years) and is particularly useful for stranded gas locations in shallow water with limited infrastructure support.
    Essentially, the company acquires a pair of jack-up rigs (one rig for the gas processing portion, the other for the liquefaction (and perhaps, storage)) and a liquefaction unit.
    https://seekingalpha.com/pr/18687970-nfe-and-eni-congo-agree…

NFE also has an older Floating Storage & Regasification Unit (FSRU) that may/may-not be available for use (NFE have multiple ongoing activities, one of which could potentially utilize the FSRU). See next item.

  1. Golar LNG (GLNG)
    About 6-7 years ago, Golar LNG had ordered a newbuild FSRU for a project in West Africa. That project came undone about 5 years ago, and meant GLNG were stuck with an FSRU without a project. Since delivery about 4 years ago, the vessel has never worked as an FSRU. A Stifel analyst suggests there have been recent interest in that FSRU. Two options
  2. Outright purchase of the vessel for $350M - $400M
  3. Charter the vessel at rates up to $200K daily

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3815042-golar-lng-spikes-as-st…

HohumYNWA
Owned NFE and GLNG in recent past. No position in either currently.

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Mentioned Dynagas LNG (DLNG) about 10 days ago. Greek based entity that owns 6 LNG tankers, 5 of which are servicing Russian clients.

Since 3/2 their preferred stock (DLNG-B) is up 35% while their common stock is only up about 10%.

DB2

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And GLNG is up over 40% over the last month, and ~60% in 2022

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