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来源：Offshore Energy 2023-09-27
翻译：国际海事信息网 顾晋瑄 张运鸿

        卡塔尔国有石油和天然气公司卡塔尔能源公司（QatarEnergy）与韩国船厂HD现代（Hyundai Heavy Industries,简称HDI）签署协议，为其建造17艘液化天然气运输船。

        据悉，该造船合同于2023年9月27日签订，价值142亿卡塔尔卢比（约合39亿美元），标志着卡塔尔能源公司（QatarEnergy）液化天然气船舶采购计划第二阶段的发展。此计划将推动其北方气田（North Field）液化天然气扩建项目和Golden Pass液化天然气出口项目的进行，并满足公司船队长期的更新需求。

        此计划的第一阶段中，卡塔尔能源公司（QatarEnergy）在韩国和中国船厂共订购了60艘船舶。该公司表示，这笔新订单使既定交付给自身及附属公司的液化天然气新船总数增加到77艘，后续还会有更多。

        卡塔尔能源公司（QatarEnergy）总裁兼首席执行官、能源事务国务部长Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi就该合同发表言论称：“这是我们与HD现代（HDI）及整个韩国造船业长期合作关系中的又一里程碑，这种合作关系建立在卡塔尔国与大韩民国之间牢固战略合作伙伴关系的基础之上。”

        他还表示：“HD现代（HDI）将以最高技术环保标准及规格建造这17艘液化天然气运输船。此外，设计这些新船旨在实现最佳燃料效率，显著减少碳排放。这突显了我司作为促进液化天然气产业可持续创新发展领导者所持续做出的承诺。”

        卡塔尔能源公司（QatarEnergy）液化天然气造船计划可谓是液化天然气产业史上规模最大的造船计划。

        今年6月初，该公司为将由三星重工（Samsung Heavy Industries）建造的首艘新一代液化天然气船举行了切钢庆祝仪式。今年年初，中国沪东中华造船厂（Chinese shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua）开始为其建造第二艘船。

        2022 年，卡塔尔能源公司（QatarEnergy）还与多家船东签订了多份定期租船合同，其中包括摩根大通资产管理公司（JP Morgan Asset Management）的附属公司，这是一家为多种运输资产投资的基金会。

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QatarEnergy places $3.9 billion order for 17 LNG carriers at Korean shipyard

Qatar’s state-owned oil and gas company QatarEnergy has signed an agreement with South Korean shipyard HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the construction of 17 LNG carriers.

The shipbuilding contract, valued at QR14.2 billion ($3.9 billion), was revealed on September 27, 2023, and is said to mark the second phase of QatarEnergy’s LNG ship acquisition program, which will support its North Field LNG expansion and Golden Pass LNG export projects along with its long-term fleet replacement requirements. 

In the first phase of the program, a total of 60 ships were ordered at Korean and Chinese shipyards. The new order brings the total number of confirmed new LNG vessels to be delivered to QatarEnergy and its affiliates to 77, with more to follow, the company said.

Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the President & CEO of QatarEnergy, commented on the contract: “This is another milestone in our long-term relationship with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and the Korean shipbuilding industry in general, which is built on the strong and strategic partnership between the State of Qatar and the Republic of Korea.

“These 17 LNG carriers will be built by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries to the highest technical and environmental standards and specifications. Further, the vessels are designed to achieve optimal fuel efficiency and significant reduction in carbon emissions. This emphasizes our continued commitment as a leader in sustainability, innovation, and growth within the LNG industry.”

QatarEnergy’s LNG shipbuilding program has been described as the largest of its kind in the history of the LNG industry.

In early June, the company celebrated the steel cutting of the first of its new generation of chartered LNG carriers to be built at Samsung Heavy Industries. Chinese shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua started building the second vessel for the Qatari company at the beginning of this year.

In 2022, QatarEnergy also signed multiple time charter parties with various shipowners, including affiliates of JP Morgan Asset Management, a fund investing in a wide array of transportation assets.

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