Study: $48bn at risk of being written off as LNG tanker orders rise 300 per cent

Stuart Stone
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New analysis warns LNG tanker oversupply could leave investors and shipping operators with stranded assets as clean energy transition gathers pace

Almost $50bn of investment in liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers could be written off by 2035, if falling fossil fuel demand leads to a significant oversupply of tanker capacity over the coming decade....

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