STX wins new orders from Russia and Europe

An order placed by Sovcomflot of Russia for two LNG carriers, scheduled for delivery by January 2015, is supplemented by a separate deal with Norwegian shipping group John Fredriksen, for six tankers for a European customer, scheduled for November 2013 delivery. So far in 2012 STX Offshore has claimed new orders valued at $900 million to build 15 ships.