Golar LNG Partners followed through on a pledge to boost its dividend following an FSRU dropdown.

The New York-listed shipowner, a spin-off of John Fredriksen’s Golar LNG, said it has increased the payout by 7.5% to $0.43 per share.

The move comes after a pledge by Golar Partners to increase dividends to shareholders after it acquired the floating storage and regasification unit Golar Freeze (built 1977) from its parent in October.

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