When contacted by TradeWinds president Christian Andersen confirmed that his company would consider a union with the IPO hopeful but said “firm negotiations” haven’t taken place.

“We are as interested in [Aurora LPG] as we are in any other company in the [very large gas carrier] space,” he explained in a brief but candid interview Friday evening.

Andersen said he is “willing to sit down with anyone” who is interested in exploring the possibility of a merger but stressed that his Oslo-listed company is keeping its options open.

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