By Lefteris Karagiannopoulos OSLO, May 26 (Reuters) – Oslo-listed Flex LNG has signed contracts to buy six new liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels for its fleet by 2019, as it...

Billionaire John Fredriksen and Exmar NV are transferring liquefied natural gas assets to Flex LNG Ltd. to create a company operating 13 vessels with an enterprise value of $2.3 billion.

Billionaire shipping tycoon John Fredriksen is looking to take control of Oslo-listed Flex LNG following the purchase of 12.7 million shares through his firm Geveran Trading Co. Ltd., bringing his stake in the firm to 43.3 percent, Geveran said on Friday.

In an exchange filing today, Samsung Heavy Industries announced the winning of contracts to build a new drillship and two LNG carriers for a total consideration of 610.3 billion KRW...