Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) on Thursday 10 Nov announced that, through a subsidiary, it signed a
long-term charter contract for three newbuilding liquefied natural gas (LNG)
carriers with QatarEnergy. The vessels will be built at Hudong-Zhonghua
Shipbuilding (Group) Co. in China, and are scheduled for delivery in 2027.
MOL
had signed a long-term charter contract with QatarEnergy in April 2022 for four
newbuilding LNG carriers, and the relationship between the two will be
further expanded by three LNG carriers through the latest contract, said a
release.
QatarEnergy
is undertaking the North Field Expansion Project to increase its LNG production
capacity to 126 million tons per annum by 2027.
MOL, through its further participation in LNG
projects in Qatar, will contribute to stable global LNG supply and enhance the
maritime transport of the next-generation, environment-friendly energy
resources, the release added.