UK VLGC owner Petredec has been unveiled as a major investor in John Fredriksen's Avance Gas as consolidation talk continues to swirl in the sector.

Oslo-listed Avance Gas said on Wednesday that Petredec added 13,000 shares to a previously unknown holding that has now reached 5%.

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Petredec now has 3.23m