Teekay LNG Partners stuck an optimistic note on meeting its longer-term finance needs as it reported a stronger than expected fourth quarter showing today.

New York-listed Teekay LNG has previously announced over $1bn in long-term financing and coupled with a trip to the bond market this year is sitting on almost $450m in liquidity.

Mark Kremin, chief executive of Teekay Gas, says the owner has funding of $1.2bn