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Cargo's change in destination mid-journey reflects paradigm shift in shale gas industry

Published Wed, Mar 8, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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A cargo of chilled natural gas hauled from Louisiana in late December has become a symbol of how global trade is changing for a fuel increasingly seen as a cheap, cleaner-burning option for countries from Latin America to China and India.

The tanker Maran Gas Achilles passed through the Panama Canal and was headed toward Asia at a speed of 20 knots when, suddenly, it made a sharp u-turn in the Pacific.

Next stop: Mexico's Manzanillo terminal on the south-west coast, where it unloaded.

The abrup…

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