QatarEnergy plans order for giant LNG carriers in South Korea

State-owned LNG giant QatarEnergy is looking to order a new batch of the world's largest LNG carriers in South Korea, adding to the 18 QC-Max LNG carriers it booked at China's Hudong-Zhonghua earlier this year, according to shipbuilding sources.

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