Idling LNG Tankers Hint at Increasing Appeal of Floating Storage – gCaptain
▻https://gcaptain.com/idling-lng-tankers-hint-at-increasing-appeal-of-floating-storage
Liquefied natural gas tankers are taking longer-than-usual journeys to deliver cargoes and spending more time idling at sea in a sign some traders are starting to use vessels for storage.
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“It is saying one thing for sure: people are not too worried about shipping length,” said Jean-Christian Heintz, head of LNG broking at SCB Brokers SA in Nyon, Switzerland. “Whether they are waiting for a logistical or trading or pricing issue they do not worry about the time they spend at sea, meaning that there is no hurry in going back and loading the next cargo.”
#stockage_en_mer de #GNL, pourtant nettement plus onéreux du fait du coût énergétique du maintien du gaz à l’état liquide…
et aussi le charme des termes techniques de la spéculation sur les #futures : #contango vs #backwardation …