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Knutsen takes delivery of QatarEnergy LNG tanker

By LNG Prime Staff
Knutsen takes delivery of QatarEnergy LNG tanker
Image: Knutsen LNG France

Norwegian shipowner Knutsen has taken delivery of another 174,000-cbm LNG carrier built as part of the massive QatarEnergy shipbuilding program.

Knutsen’s unit Knutsen LNG France announced the delivery of Al Nigyan in a social media post last week.

This is the eighth LNG carrier in a series of ten that Knutsen is building and chartering to QatarEnergy.

South Korea’s HD Hyundai Industries built this LNG carrier under an order announced in 2022.

Knutsen took delivery of the 174,000-cbm Mraikh, the first vessel in this batch, from HD Hyundai Heavy in June last year.

In 2024, QatarEnergy completed its massive LNG shipbuilding program, which includes the construction of 128 vessels.

The program comprises 104 conventional and 24 QC-Max size ultra-modern vessels.

South Korean yards and China’s Hudong-Zhonghua will construct these 104 conventional vessels.

Under the program, HD Hyundai Heavy will build 34 174,000-cbm LNG carriers, Samsung Heavy will build 33 vessels, Hanwha Ocean will build 25 vessels, while Hudong-Zhonghua will construct 12 ships.

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