Brunei puts tenders for two LNG ships

Brunei is putting out tenders to yards for a pair of LNG newbuilds. The ships will be 165,000 cu m in size and need to be delivered by 2015, Seatrade Asia online reports. Brunei, which operates its gas fleet in association with Shell, is looking to replace four ageing 75,000 cu m ships. The last time Brunei ordered was at the height of the shipbuilding cycle in early 2008 when it contracted Daewoo for a pair of 147,000 cu m ships costing $246.25m a unit.