Golar LNG shares hit a high note from the opening bell in New York today following a key development in its FLNG ambitions.

Shares in the Tor Olav Troim-linked company raced up by more than a tenth after news joint-venture company OneLNG had formed an alliance with Ophir for the ownership and development of the Fortuna FLNG project.

“Welcome to the master plan” wrote Credit-Suisse analyst Greg Lewis in a comment typical of the positive reaction for the transaction among analysts.

“Management