CNOOC Mulls LNG Vessel Orders

SinoShip News/CNOOC
Monday, December 3, 2012

CNOOC has it in mind to order 14 medium & small-sized LNG ships from Chinese shipyards.

The Group is China’s largest producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas and one of the largest independent oil and gas exploration and production companies in the world. It mainly engages in exploration, development, production and sales of oil and natural gas.

The Group’s core operation areas are Bohai, Western South China Sea, Eastern South China Sea and East China Sea in offshore China. In overseas, the Group has oil and gas assets in Asia, Africa, North America, South America and Oceania.

CNOOC plans to order four 30,000 cu m LNG vessels and ten 10,000 cu m vessels and will choose from several medium-sized shipyards in China including Sinopacific Shipbuilding and AVIC Dingheng Shipbuilding to construct the vessels, according to a SinoShip News report.

Source: SinoShip News/CNOOC

 

Categories: LNG Shipbuilding Tankers

Related Stories

Marsa Maroc to Manage Monrovia Port in Africa Expansion

U.S. Military Boards Suezmax Tanker Aquila II

VLCC Charter Rates Soar - “We are in unprecedented times" say CEO

Current News

Marsa Maroc to Manage Monrovia Port in Africa Expansion

Fluent Cargo, Sea Sentinel AI Deliver Live Risk Intelligence to Shippers

Lehmann Marine Provides Battery Systems for Hamburg Electric Harbor Ferries

Foundation Laid for Green Shipping Corridor Between Stockholm, Turku

Subscribe for Maritime Logistics Professional E‑News