In the thick of it: top brass from Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Sakhalin Energy, Mitsui OSK Lines, K Line, and Primorsk Shipping get down to some serious newbuilding business.

Well $7bn worth of LNG deals for one thing, according to Sakhalin Energy Investment Co's commercial director Andy Calitz.

In a distinctly unique occasion afloat on the River Thames on a chilly Monday lunchtime Shell-led Russian LNG and oil producer Sakhalin Energy Investment Co managed to perform the signing ceremonies for two key deals.

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