KNOT Offshore Partners
KNOP
About: KNOT Offshore Partners LP owns, operates, and shuttles tankers under long-term charters in the North Sea and Brazil. The company provides crude oil loading, transportation, and storage services under time charters and bareboat charters. The Partnership is formed for acquiring ownership interests in over four shuttle tankers owned by Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS (KNOT). It operates through the shuttle tanker market segment.
Employees: 874
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Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
4,350% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $178K | Put options by funds: $4K
150% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 2
30% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 10
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 39 [Q1] → 42 (+3) [Q2]
0.22% more ownership
Funds ownership: 21.85% [Q1] → 22.07% (+0.22%) [Q2]
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $51.9M [Q1] → $47M (-$4.87M) [Q2]
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