LNG trade volumes reaching 542 billion cubic meters in 2022, greater number of tankers are paramount to satisfying growing consumer demand.
The global liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker fleet encompassed a total of 734 vessels at the end of 2022. This figure also includes floating storage units. Since 2011, figures have steadily increased. With Number of liquefied natural gas storage vessels worldwide from 2010 to 2022
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Companies
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- OPEC share of total global tanker fleet deadweight tonnage 2009-2016
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LNG industry worldwideGIIGNL. (July 13, 2023). Number of liquefied natural gas storage vessels worldwide from 2010 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/468412/global-lng-tanker-fleet/
GIIGNL. "Number of liquefied natural gas storage vessels worldwide from 2010 to 2022." Chart. July 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/468412/global-lng-tanker-fleet/
GIIGNL. (2023). Number of liquefied natural gas storage vessels worldwide from 2010 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/468412/global-lng-tanker-fleet/
GIIGNL. "Number of Liquefied Natural Gas Storage Vessels Worldwide from 2010 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/468412/global-lng-tanker-fleet/
GIIGNL, Number of liquefied natural gas storage vessels worldwide from 2010 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/468412/global-lng-tanker-fleet/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Number of liquefied natural gas storage vessels worldwide from 2010 to 2022 [Graph], GIIGNL, July 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/468412/global-lng-tanker-fleet/