QatarEnergy inaugurated four new conventional-size LNG vessels built in the Samsung Heavy Industries Shipyard and the Hanwha Ocean Shipyard in the Republic of Korea as part of QatarEnergy’s fleet expansion program.
The four new vessels, “Id’asah”, “Nuaijah”, “Umm Swayyah”, and “Lebrethah” are part of 128 total vessels ordered from Korean and Chinese shipyards as part of the largest shipbuilding program in the history of the LNG shipping industry.
The naming of the vessels took place in two separate ceremonies in the city of Geoje. The first ceremony was held at the Samsung Heavy Industries Shipyard for the “Id’asah”, the first to be delivered by Samsung.
Furthermore, the second naming ceremony was held at the Hanwha Ocean Shipyard. The first three new LNG vessels to be delivered by Hanwha Ocean as part of this program were named the “Nuaijah”, “Umm Swayyah”, and “Lebrethah”, and will shortly join QatarEnergy’s expanding LNG fleet.
The ceremonies were attended by senior executives and representatives from the shipyards, shipowner companies and representatives of the Korean government, in addition to senior executives from QatarEnergy and QatarEnergy LNG.
