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QatarEnergy has signed an agreement with China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) for the construction of 6 additional state-of-the-art QC-Max vessels, bringing the total number of LNG vessels on order under its fleet expansion program to 128, including 24 QC-Max mega vessels.
The QC-Max vessels, which will be built at China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard, a wholly-owned CSSC subsidiary, are the largest LNG vessels ever built with a capacity of 271,000 cubic meters each. The new advanced carriers are scheduled to be delivered between 2028 and 2031.
The agreement was signed by HE Saad Sherida Al Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the President and CEO of QatarEnergy, and Chen Jianliang, the Chairman of Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co. Ltd, and Hu Kai, the President of China Shipbuilding Trading Co. Ltd. during a special ceremony held in Shanghai today,
Al Kaabi said, “The signing of today’s agreement is underscored by the strategic importance of QatarEnergy’s historic LNG fleet expansion program and its commitment to maintaining a leadership position in the global LNG market.” page 8
