S. Korean shipbuilders ink 23.6 tln won Qatar LNG vessels reservation deal
SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's three largest shipbuilders agreed to a 23.6 trillion won (US$19.2 billion) deal that commits them to reserve their liquefied natural gas (LNG) ship construction capacity to meet future orders from Qatar, the Middle Eastern country's state-run petroleum company said Monday.
Qatar Petroleum said in a press release, posted on its homepage, that the agreement is the largest LNG ship contract in history, and can lead to the securing of more than 100 vessels down the road. These ships, it said, will meet the company's future LNG fleet requirements.
"The big three Korean shipyards -- Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, Hyundai Heavy Industries and Samsung Heavy Industries -- will reserve a major portion of their LNG ship construction capacity for Qatar Petroleum through 2027," the energy company said.
Industry sources here said that the capacity reservation pact is an arrangement that precedes a major shipbuilding order, and allows the Qatari company to secure so-called construction slots from the South Korean shipyards.
The total number of LNG carriers that can be built through the target year is expected to be equal to 60 percent of the building capacity for such ships in the world.
Related to the deal, Qatar's expansion project had received considerable attention as the country is the world largest producer of LNG, with annual output hovering at 77 million tons. The country said it aims to increase this by 126 million tons by 2027 that will require more carriers to ferry the energy resource to buyers.
yonngong@yna.co.kr
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