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Teekay LNG Partners L.P. (Teekay LNG or the Partnership) (NYSE:TGP) announces that it intends to issue new senior unsecured bonds in the Norwegian bond market through an add-on to its existing Norwegian bonds due in October 2021 (TKLNG04 - ISIN: NO0010777089). The net proceeds from the bonds are expected to be used for refinancing of existing bonds and/or general partnership purposes, which may include funding installment payments on future newbuilding deliveries. A portion of the bonds may be offered in the United States to qualified institutional investors (or QIBs) as defined in Rule 144A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act) concurrently with bonds offered outside of the United States pursuant to Regulation S of the Securities Act.

Teekay LNG Partners L.P. announced that it has issued NOK 900 million in new senior unsecured bonds that mature in October 2021 in the Norwegian bond market. The new bond issuance, which was significantly oversubscribed, has an aggregate principal amount equivalent to approximately USD 110 million and all payments will be swapped into a US dollar fixed-rate coupon of approximately 7.75%. In connection with the new bond issuance, the Partnership agreed to repurchase approximately NOK 275 million of Teekay LNG bond issue TKLNG01 (ISIN: NO 0010643257) maturing May 3, 2017 at a price of 101.50 of the principal amount of the repurchased bonds.

Teekay LNG Partners intends to issue new five-year senior unsecured bonds in the Norwegian bond market. Net proceeds from the bonds are expected to be used to fund newbuilding installments, as well as to refinance NOK bonds maturing in May 2017 and general partnership purposes. "The net proceeds from the bonds are expected to be used for refinancing NOK bonds maturing in May 2017 and general partnership purposes, including funding of newbuilding installments. Teekay LNG expects to apply for listing of the bonds on the Oslo Stock Exchange," says a statement from the company. Danske Bank Markets, DNB Markets, Nordea Markets and Swedbank Norway have been appointed as Joint Lead Managers of the contemplated bond issuance.

Hoegh LNG (HLNG) has successfully completed the issuance of a USD 130 million senior unsecured bond in the Nordic bond market with maturity date expected to be 5 June 2020. The bond issue will be swapped from floating to fixed interest rate. The bond issue was oversubscribed. The net proceeds from the bond issue shall be used for general corporate purposes. An application will be made for the bonds to be listed on Oslo Børs. Danske Bank Markets, DNB Markets, Nordea Markets, Pareto Securites and Swedbank Norway have acted as Joint Lead Managers for the bond issue. The company said yesterday it had signed a 20-year floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) contract in Chile, with EBITDA value of USD36 million per year.

Reuters - Seadrill, the world's largest offshore oil driller by market capitalization, has completed the issue of a 1,500 million Swedish crowns ($234.18 million) senior unsecured bond with a March 2019 maturity, the firm said on Thursday. The firm will apply for the bonds to be listed on the Oslo stock exchange. Earlier on Thursday, Seadrill said it was contemplating issuing new unsecured bonds to be used for "general corporate purposes". Danske Bank Markets, Nordea Markets and Swedbank Norway acted as joint lead managers for the issuance, Seadrill said. ($1 = 6.4053 Swedish crowns) (Reporting by Gwladys Fouche, editing by David Evans)

Stolt-Nielsen Limited announced today the successful placement of senior unsecured bonds in a total amount of NOK 1,250 million (approximately $207 million USD) in a new seven-year bond issue carrying a coupon of 3m Nibor + 3.35%. The settlement date for the new bonds is expected to be March 18, 2014 and the maturity date for the new seven-year bond issue is expected to be March 18, 2021. An application will be made for listing the bonds on the Oslo Stock Exchange as soon as possible. The company has swapped the new bonds into USD obligations at a fixed interest rate of 5.8860%.