Euronav is unclear on John Fredriksen’s intentions ahead of the next month’s special shareholder meeting to plot the future of the company.

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But chief executive Hugo De Stoop said he believes the Norwegian-born billionaire would agree with the company’s vision of staying a pure-play tanker owner over plans from Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) to diversify and push into decarbonisation.