Home Industry Energy Amid massive LNG expansion, QatarEnergy bulks up shipping fleet QatarEnergy has finalised a number of charter contracts with several Asian ship owners to bolster its shipping fleet by 19 LNG vessels by Reuters March 31, 2024 QatarEnergy CEO Saad Al Kaabi announced on Sunday that the company has finalised a number of charter contracts with several Asian ship owners to bolster its shipping fleet by 19 LNG vessels ahead of a massive expansion in LNG output. In a ceremony at its Doha headquarters state-owned QatarEnergy signed contracts to charter six vessels from CMES LNG Carrier Investment, six vessels from Shandong Marine Energy, three vessels from MISC Berhad and four vessels from Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha and Hyundai Glovis. QatarEnergy had previously contracted for 77 ships to be built at Korean and Chinese shipyards in the first phases of its LNG ship acquisition programme. QatarEnergy’s North Field expansion will boost its position as the world’s top LNG exporter. It includes eight LNG trains that will ramp up Qatar‘s liquefaction capacity from 77 million tons per annum (mtpa) to 142 mtpa by 2030, an 85 per cent increase in production. Tags LNG Qatar QatarEnergy You might also like Saudi Aramco refutes speculation on Santos bid GCC’s biggest bank QNB reports 7% rise in half-year net profit ADNOC’s Ruwais LNG to earmark 40% stake to four energy companies, say sources ADNOC weighs possible bid for Australian gas company Santos, sources say