Clarkson Capital Markets (CCM) has kicked off research coverage of the gas sector with the initiation of two leading LNG stocks.

The Houston and Manhattan-based investment bank, which added five international liner names to the fold only a week ago, tied an “outperform” tag to US-listed shares of Golar LNG Ltd (GLNG) and stamped spinoff Golar LNG Partners with a “market perform” rating.

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