South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean has hosted a naming ceremony at its yard in Geoje for two LNG carriers it built for owner Greece’s GasLog and charterer Australia’s Woodside.
Woodside announced the naming of its two newest LNG carriers, Woodside Jirrubakura and Woodside Barrumbara, in a social media post on Tuesday.
According to the Australian LNG player, “Jirrabakura” means crayfish and “Barrambura” means barramundi in the local Ngarluma language of the Pilbara region.
Woodisde noted that the two new LNG carriers feature ME-GI two-stroke engines, air lubrication systems, and shaft generators.
Peter Livanos-led GasLog ordered these vessels and two other 174,000-cbm LNG carriers at Hanwha Ocean in December 2021.
These two vessels were built to support the start-up of Woodside’s $12.5 billion Scarborough energy project.
Woodside expects to ship the first cargo from its Scarborough and the second Pluto LNG train project in the second half of 2026.
The project was 86 percent complete as of June 30, 2025, excluding Pluto Train 1 modifications.