The naming ceremony of the fifth new LNG carrier Al Sabsab built and chartered as part of QatarEnergy’s LNG fleet expansion program, was held at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. shipyard in China.
The LNG carrier is the fifth newbuild out of seven ordered for QatarEnergy in 2022.
In the presence of the ceremony guests, the vessel was named Al Sabsab, after a place in Qatar that was once known as an oasis.
MOL signed long-term charter agreements with QatarEnergy for four Hudong-Zhonghua newbuildings on April 14, 2022, and another three LNG carriers on November 10, 2022.
Until now, the five LNG carriers already built for QatarEnergy are Rex Tillerson, UMM Ghuwailina, Hlaitan, Limail, and the recent newbuilt Al Sabsab.
The Japanese group also has six additional LNG carriers contracted under long-term time charter agreements with QatarEnergy, which will take the total number of MOL LNG carriers introduced under the North Field Expansion Project to 13.
