QatarEnergy to sign charter deals for six QC-Max LNG carriers

State-owned LNG giant QatarEnergy is expected to sign charter and operation agreements soon for six QC-Max LNG carriers it recently ordered in China, according to shipbuilding sources. Last month, QatarEnergy ordered six additional 271,000-cbm LNG carriers from CSSC’s Hudong-Zhonghua for about $2 billion, boosting the total to 24 QC-Max LNG carriers. Hudong-Zhonghua will build the…

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