This may help Hoegh, irrespective of whether FSRU rates also rally, because it would keep LNG carrier companies focused on their core business rather than branching out into the FSRU segment, Stohle told investors. Hoegh LNG reached an agreement to lease a floating compressed natural gas ( LNG ) import vessel to Chile after approvals for the project were likely to be delayed again . The Norwegian company was due to provide a floating storage and transport unit to GNL Penco under a charter deal , starting in January 2018 , but regulatory permits were slow in coming . The unit , Esperanza , has instead been leased to China National Offshore Oil Corporation in a three - year charter deal .
Hoegh LNG reached an agreement to lease a floating compressed natural gas ( LNG ) import vessel to Chile after approvals for the project were likely to be delayed again . The Norwegian company was due to provide a floating storage and transport unit to GNL Penco under a charter deal , starting in January 2018 , but regulatory permits were slow in coming . The unit , Esperanza , has instead been leased to China National Offshore Oil Corporation in a three - year charter deal .