Qatar energy minister says plans to order 60 new LNG carriers
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea’s presidential office said that Qatar’s energy minister outlined plans during a bilateral summit for Doha to order 60 new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.
The energy minister, Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, who also serves as deputy chairman of Qatar Petroleum, said he expects cooperation with experienced Korean shipbuilders on constructing the LNG carriers, according to a statement issued by South Korea’s presidential office. Financial details of the plan weren’t disclosed.
Speaking during a luncheon after the summit, the chief executive of South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co said most of the LNG carriers owned by Qatar were built by Korea’s top three shipbuilders.
He said he hoped South Korean would be considered a primary option for building new LNG carriers for Qatar.
Reporting by Joori Roh; Editing by Kenneth Maxwell
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