By Jessica Jaganathan , Reuters News

SINGAPORE - Bahrain's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal is now expected to start operations by year-end, Teekay LNG Partners said in its quarterly financial results, later than initially expected. The start-up of the terminal had been delayed at least twice, with the last start-up date said to be in the third quarter of the year.

Teekay, which owns a share in the terminal, did not mention the reason for the delay. Chief Executive Mark Kremin said "good progress" had been made on the terminal, however, with the start-up now expected before end of the year.