Parties working in the LNG regasification sector indicate that BW has been working on the Panama job for some time.

Project details remain sparse but the country has previously been reported to be looking at LNG imports both for power generation and to provide bunkers to future gas-fuelled vessels transiting the Panama Canal.

In response to a question about the Panamanian project, BW Shipping managing director Yngvil Asheim said: “We are working on various employment opportunities.