QatarEnergy announced on Monday that it had signed a contract with China State Shipbuilding Corporation for the purchase of six ultra-large vessels to transport liquefied gas. This brings its total number of such vessels on order up to 128.

QatarEnergy announced that the ships, QC Max, were the largest LNG vessels built to date, each with a 271,000 cubic metre capacity. The ships will be constructed at China's Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard. Delivery is expected to take place between 2028-2031.

QatarEnergy will increase its LNG export capacity by a staggering 142 million tons per year with the North Field Expansion Project.

QatarEnergy announced that the agreement with CSSC brings the total number QC-Max vessels ordered by QatarEnergy up to 24. The total value of these vessels is $8 billion. (Reporting from Mohd. Edrees, Begaluru. Writing by Yousef. Saba. Editing by Jan Harvey.)

(source: Reuters)