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来源：Offshore Energy 2025-03-12

翻译：国际海事信息网 杨皓然 张运鸿

 

        韩国造船企业韩华海洋（Hanwha Ocean）为卡塔尔能源公司（QatarEnergy）委托其建造的8艘液化天然气运输船举行开工仪式，这是标志着卡塔尔能源公司旗下液化天然气运输船船队扩张的历史性时刻。这批船舶将由卡塔尔海运服务供应商——卡塔尔天然气运输公司（Nakilat）持有并运营。

 

        Nakilat表示，公司内部、韩华海洋及国际金融机构的高层均出席了此次开工仪式，这标志着25艘标准型174,000立方米容积LNG船舶中的前8艘已正式进入建造阶段。

 

        Nakilat首席执行官Abdullah Al-Sulaiti称：“这些新船采用了尖端技术，在遵循全球环保标准的同时，提升了船舶运营效率，具备更高的可靠性。为了持续巩固我们在全球海运领域的引领地位，我们一直致力于提供卓越的交付方案。“

 

        根据卡塔尔能源公司于2024年2月宣布并于次月签署的协议，Nakilat将全权运营这批船舶，并通过长期协议服务于卡塔尔能源的关联公司。

 

        2024年9月，卡塔尔能源向中国船舶集团追加6艘LNG船舶订单，该公司旗下新船队规模扩至128艘。

 

        三个月后，该公司与商船三井（MOL）和中远海运液化天然气投资（上海）有限公司（CSLNG）的合资企业签订了针对6艘QC-Max型LNG船舶的长期期租合同（TCP）。

 

        除船队扩张外，卡塔尔能源与埃克森美孚（ExxonMobil）合作的位于美国得州萨宾帕斯的Golden Pass液化天然气出口终端项目，因上周获准延长出口许可，计划于明年启动运营。

 

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Qatar’s LNG fleet expansion coming along as Hanwha cuts steel for 8 newbuilds

 

South Korea’s shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean has hosted a steel-cutting ceremony for eight new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers being built as part of QatarEnergy’s historic LNG fleet expansion project. The vessels will be owned and operated by Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat), the country’s shipping and maritime player.

 

According to the vessels’ operator, the event was attended by senior officials from Nakilat, Hanwha Ocean, and international financial institutions. This marked the start construction phase for eight of a total of 25 conventional-size vessels with a capacity of 174,000 cubic meters.

 

Abdullah Al-Sulaiti, Chief Executive Officer of Nakilat, said: “These vessels incorporate the latest advanced technologies, ensuring enhanced operational efficiency and higher reliability while adhering to global environmental standards. As we continue to strengthen our position as a global leader in shipping and maritime services, we remain focused on delivering excellence.”

 

Nakilat will own and operate under the vessels under a deal with QatarEnergy announced in February 2024 and inked a month later. The carriers will be chartered to QatarEnergy affiliates under long-term agreements.

 

A six-vessel order placed with China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) in September 2024 brought the Qatari giant’s tally of vessels forming part of the new fleet to 128.

 

Three months later, QatarEnergy inked long-term time charter party (TCP) agreements for six QC-Max size LNG vessels with the joint venture (JV) between Mitsui O.S.K Lines Ltd. (MOL) and COSCO Shipping LNG Investment (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. (CSLNG).

 

In addition to working on increasing its LNG fleet, the Qatari firm is developing the Golden Pass LNG terminal export project in Sabine Pass, Texas, with ExxonMobil as partner. Thanks to an LNG export permit extension secured last week, the terminal is on track to start exports next year.

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