Japanese and French banks dominated LNG project finance last year, according to US shipbroker and consultant Poten & Partners.

Mizuho, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) and Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi (MUFG) occupied the top three places in Poten’s latest rankings.

Mizuho moved up to the top spot from second last year lending a total of $1.82bn,