Gas

Gaslog Ltd (NYSE: GLOG) is one of the premier publicly-traded LNG shipping firms in the world.  Its current fleet of large, modern vessels stands at 13, with an additional 7 vessels under construction.  All of the under-construction vessels have been chartered out in long-term deals.

Due to the ever-increasing demand for energy and the desire for lower carbon emissions, the growth in global trade of LNG has continued its upward trend, gaining 13% in 2019, following a showing of 9.8% in 2018.  In all, LNG annual trade has gone from 211 mtpa in 2010 to 355 mtpa at the end of 2019—a total surge of nearly 70%.  Ashland believes LNG is replacing incumbent sources of energy, such as coal and fuel oil.

Summary

Despite recent weak price action, HMLP has seen stable distributable cash flow (DCF) generation from its high margin, long-term project assets.

HMLP has solid track record on distributions and has room to grow before reaching the highest IDR tier to the GP (Oslo: HLNG).

A proactive position on maturing debt and ample balance sheet capacity has positioned the company to fund another FSRU Dropdown.