Arab News, Mon, Apr 01, 2024 | Ramadan 22, 1445
QatarEnergy to charter 19 LNG more vessels expanding fleet further
Qatar:
QatarEnergy CEO Saad Al-Kaabi announced on Sunday that the company has finalized
a number of charter contracts with several Asian ship owners to bolster its
shipping fleet by 19 LNG vessels ahead of a massive expansion in LNG output.
In a ceremony at its Doha headquarters,
state-owned QatarEnergy signed contracts to charter six vessels from CMES LNG
Carrier Investment, six vessels from Shandong Marine Energy, three vessels from
MISC Berhad and four vessels from Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha and Hyundai Glovis.
QatarEnergy had previously contracted for 77 ships
to be built at Korean and Chinese shipyards in the first phases of its LNG ship
acquisition program.
QatarEnergy’s North Field expansion will boost its
position as the world’s top LNG exporter. It includes eight LNG trains that will
ramp up Qatar’s liquefaction capacity from 77 million tonnes per annum to 142
mtpa by 2030, an 85 percent increase in production.