A 40-year-old LNG carrier thought scrapped remains in layup and is being evaluated for future conversion opportunities.

The 129,300-cbm Sunrise (ex-Transgas and Edouard LD, built 1977) is in lay-up in Batam, Indonesia.

The vintage vessel is now owned by Indonesian industrial oil and gas company Energi Dian Kemala (EDK).

A spokesman for EDK says the company is currently evaluating floating storage unit (FSU) and floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) options for the vessel.

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