global LNG tanker fleet having grown to 734 vessels at the end of 2022. LNG was in high demand throughout the year as many European markets turned away from Russian pipeline gas imports.
An LNG tanker with a 160,000 cubic meter storage capacity could be chartered at an average spot price of 131,500 U.S. dollars per day in 2022. This was a notable increase compared to the previous year, with the Average spot charter rate for a 160,000 cubic meter liquefied natural gas storage vessel worldwide from 2015 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per day)
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LNG industry worldwideGIIGNL. (July 13, 2023). Average spot charter rate for a 160,000 cubic meter liquefied natural gas storage vessel worldwide from 2015 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112660/lng-tanker-average-spot-charter-rate/
GIIGNL. "Average spot charter rate for a 160,000 cubic meter liquefied natural gas storage vessel worldwide from 2015 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per day)." Chart. July 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112660/lng-tanker-average-spot-charter-rate/
GIIGNL. (2023). Average spot charter rate for a 160,000 cubic meter liquefied natural gas storage vessel worldwide from 2015 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112660/lng-tanker-average-spot-charter-rate/
GIIGNL. "Average Spot Charter Rate for a 160,000 Cubic Meter Liquefied Natural Gas Storage Vessel Worldwide from 2015 to 2022 (in U.S. Dollars per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112660/lng-tanker-average-spot-charter-rate/
GIIGNL, Average spot charter rate for a 160,000 cubic meter liquefied natural gas storage vessel worldwide from 2015 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per day) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112660/lng-tanker-average-spot-charter-rate/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Average spot charter rate for a 160,000 cubic meter liquefied natural gas storage vessel worldwide from 2015 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per day) [Graph], GIIGNL, July 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112660/lng-tanker-average-spot-charter-rate/