Samsung Heavy Industries (South Korea) has announced that it has entered into a contract, said to be worth $800 million, to build four new liquefied natural gas carrier ships for UK-based Golar LNG Energy, Motorship reports.
The four ships will be of 160,000m3 capacity, with three scheduled for 2013 delivery and one in 2014. The contract is reported to include an option for four more ships for delivery starting in 2014. Further options are said to include ice strengthening, winterisation and regasification equipment.
The ships will be powered by dual-fuel diesel electric power plants, for better fuel economy and lower emissions.
Golar is said to be actively pursuing other newbuilding orders – in fact some reports referred to this contract being for six ships, so it looks as though the options may be exercised early by Golar in order to secure early delivery dates to take advantage of what the company sees as strong times ahead in the LNG energy sector.
The four ships will be of 160,000m3 capacity, with three scheduled for 2013 delivery and one in 2014. The contract is reported to include an option for four more ships for delivery starting in 2014. Further options are said to include ice strengthening, winterisation and regasification equipment.
The ships will be powered by dual-fuel diesel electric power plants, for better fuel economy and lower emissions.
Golar is said to be actively pursuing other newbuilding orders – in fact some reports referred to this contract being for six ships, so it looks as though the options may be exercised early by Golar in order to secure early delivery dates to take advantage of what the company sees as strong times ahead in the LNG energy sector.