Nakilat and Qatargas announce delivery of Q Flex LNG carrier
Wednesday, 21 Oct 2009
Another of the world's largest and most advanced Q-Flex LNG carriers was delivered to Nakilat and chartered on long term contract to Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Limited known as QG4 at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Company Limited.
The Nakilat owned Q-Flex LNG Carrier Al Khattiya will be used to ship LNG produced by QG4, to markets primarily in North America.
The Q-Flex and the even larger Q-Max are a new generation of LNG mega ships. The Q-Max has 80% more capacity than conventional LNG carriers with about 40% lower energy requirements due to the economies of scale created by their size and the efficiency of the engines. Q-Max LNG carriers are unique and purpose built for Nakilat and allow for more efficient transport of Qatar's natural gas to markets throughout the world.
