IFCand China EXPORT-IMPORT Bank (Exim) have combined to cough up $280m for thenewbuilding, in a pact which also includes The US EXPORT-IMPORT Bank.

Miguelde Potter, CFO of Exmar, said: “We are very pleased to start a new relationshipwith those three institutions and will benefit from their extensive knowledgeof the energy industry to further capitalize on this relation.

“Thisfloating liquefaction barge is a technological breakthrough and we hope to beable to convince other clients to develop their gas reserves in the near futurethrough this technology.”

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