• LNG | NATURAL GAS | OIL | SHIPPING • 12 Sep 2023 | 06:20 UTC • AuthorCindy Liang (https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/search-results?author=Cindy%20Liang)   Market Specialist – LNG (https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/search-results?author=%20Market%20Specialist%20%E2%80%93%20LNG)   Gas & Power (https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/search-results?author=%20Gas%20&%20Power)   Eric Yep(https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/search-results?author=Eric%20Yep) • EditorSarah Mishra(https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/search-results?editor=Sarah%20Mishra) • CommodityLNG,(https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/commodities/lng)  Natural Gas,(https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/commodities/natural-gas)  Oil,(https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/commodities/oil)  Shipping(https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/commodities/shipping) • TagsUnited States(https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/search-results?q=united%20states) HIGHLIGHTS CSSC dominated Chinese LNG orderbook with over 60 newbuild orders US FOB contracts underpin large share of domestic newbuild orders Chinese NOCs, traders, shipping firms driving domestic LNG ship orders Chinese shipyards have accumulated their largest number of LNG newbuild orders till date, positioning them in coming years as an alternative to South Korean yards who currently dominate the LNG ship construction space. While Chinese yards have been successful in expanding the market share in other ship types such as crude and refined product tankers, and dry bulk vessels, the LNG carrier space has been elusive due to the need for more technological and shipbuilding expertise. The main Korean yards such as Samsung Heavy Industries, Hyundai Heavy Industries and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering collectively have the largest market share in LNG shipping, with a reputation for high-quality construction and delivering ships on schedule, sometimes well ahead of the LNG projects they may be linked to. However, in recent years, the rush for long-term LNG contracts after the Ukraine crisis resulted in new LNG ship orders that pushed yard capacity in South Korea to its limit, opening the door for Chinese yards to expand their presence. One shipbuilder has accounted for the bulk of China's LNG newbuild orders -- China State Shipbuilding Corp., or CSSC -- whose orderbook stood at around 60 ships at the time of writing, with deliveries expected up to 2028, according to company officials. In the first half of 2023, Chinese yards received 14 large LNG carrier orders, accounting for 35% of global orders for the period, state-owned media Xinhua News Agency reported Aug. 17. CSSC said in January that it had received 49 LNG newbuild in 2022, taking China's share of carrier orders for the year to around 30% from less than 7% in 2021. In addition to CSSC, two more Chinese shipbuilders -- Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding and China Merchants Heavy Industry -- received their first LNG newbuild orders in October and December 2022, respectively, Xinhua reported in February. These took total Chinese newbuild orders to 55 in 2022, Xinhua said. CSSC executives said that its main LNG carrier has a capacity of around 174,000-175,000 cu m, while the ones from China Merchants Heavy Industry is around 180,000 cu m. CSSC yards CSSC currently has three shipyards to build large LNG carriers -- Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Co., Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co. and Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. (DSIC) -- out of which Shanghai-based Hudong-Zhonghua has the largest orderbook of around 40 ships. Hudong-Zhonghua started building large LNG carriers in 2008, but Jiangnan Shipyard and DSIC both received their first LNG orders in March 2022, CSSC said. The ballpark price for a newbuild from South Korea is roughly $285 million, and rising due to yard capacity running out as well as higher raw material and financing costs, according to industry participants. CSSC executives said its LNG carrier prices have risen from around $230 million to $250 million due to strong demand. This is still a steep discount to prevailing industry prices and gives Chinese yards an advantage if they can maintain high-quality specifications and delivery schedules, executives said at the recent Gastech conference in Singapore. In early September, CSSC launched a new model -- Hudong-Zhonghua's 271,000 cu m -- LNG carrier that received approval in principle (AiP) certificates from four major classification societies, making it the largest LNG carrier in the world. If constructed, CSSC's ship would be the world's largest, and bigger than Qatar's Q-Flex ships at 210,000 cu m and Q-Max ships at 266,000 cu m. Demand for LNG carriers A large number of Chinese long-term LNG contracts on an FOB delivery basis has driven up the LNG newbuild demand. Chinese shipping companies like state-owned COSCO, Chinese national oil and gas companies and second-tier gas companies are expected to control a growing share of the global LNG fleet. This bolsters their energy security and gives trading firms like PetroChina International, the LNG trading arm of PetroChina, more optionality in managing its growing LNG portfolio. Chinese importers holding FOB contracts include state-owned Sinopec, CNOOC, CNPC, and private-owned ENN and China Gas, who have joined hands with ship operating companies to order newbuilds at domestic yards in the past two years. China has signed about 40 LNG term contracts, equivalent to around 54 million mt/year of LNG, since 2021, nearly half of which were FOB delivery from the US, according to data from S&P Global Commodity Insights. In comparison, China signed only 17 LNG term contracts, equivalent to around 14 million mt/year during 2016-2020, mostly for destination ex-ship (DES) delivery, the data showed. Hudong-Zhonghua also won orders for twelve 174,000 cu m LNG carriers from Qatar Energy in 2022, and Jiangnan Shipyard won orders six 175,000 cu m LNG carriers from the UAE's ADNOC last year, which are likely for DES supply. US FOB cargoes boost LNG carrier demand Following is a table of major US LNG contracts underpinning LNG newbuild orders: Sinopec Kantons Holdings, Cosco Shipping Energy and DSIC signed a contract for three LNG newbuilds on Aug. 31, which will be used to ship US LNG under Sinopec's two 20-year contracts with Venture Global for 4 million mt/year. On Aug. 21, China Gas' joint venture signed a contract with DSIC for two LNG carriers. China Gas holds four US FOB LNG contracts -- two for 2 million mt/year over 20 years from Venture Global, one for buying 700,000 mt/year for 25 years from Energy Transfer and one for 1 million mt/year for 20 years from NextDecade. PetroChina International and COSCO Shipping Energy ordered two newbuilds from Hudong-Zhonghua in July, adding to six existing orders. PetroChina has an FOB contract with Cheniere Energy for 1.8 million mt/year of LNG for 25 years. Gas distributor ENN signed long-term charters with Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and China's Tianjin Southwest Maritime in 2022 for six LNG carriers built by Hudong-Zhonghua. ENN holds five US FOB LNG contracts -- two for 2.7 million mt/year from Cheniere, two for 2.7 million mt/year over 20 years from Energy Transfer and one for 2 million mt/year for 20 years from NextDecade. CNOOC awarded contracts for construction of 12 LNG carriers to Hudong-Zhonghua in 2022. CNOOC holds two FOB contracts with Venture Global for 2 million mt/year for 20 years and 0.5 million mt/year of LNG for three years.

By Global Times Published: Sep 05, 2023 06:37 PM The world's largest liquid natural gas (LNG) carrier developed by China's Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) under the China State Shipbuilding Corporation has won approval in principles (AiP) from multiple major classification societies, marking another step forward for China's shipbuilding ability.  During Gastech 2023, an exhibition covering natural gas, LNG, hydrogen, low-carbon solutions, and climate technology, held in Singapore on Tuesday, the Hudong-Zhonghua's 271,000 cubic-meter LNG carrier was granted AIPs from American Bureau of Shipping, Lloyd's Register from the UK, French Bureau Veritas and Norwegian Det Norske Veritas, Hudong-Zhonghua told the Global Times on Tuesday.  The LNG carrier has the world's largest capacity of 271,000 cubic meters, about 57 percent more than regular LNG carriers with maximum capacity of 174,000 cubic meters. The large capacity doesn't affect the LNG's mobility, which is adaptable for 70 global shore stations and major sea routes.  The carrier can transport 155 million cubic meters of natural gas at a time, which can meet the gas consumption demand of 4.7 million households in Shanghai for one month.  In terms of energy cost, Hudong-Zhonghua said the carbon intensity indicator of Hudong-Zhonghua's carrier is 23 percent lower than a regular LNG carrier, and can save 9.9 percent of energy in transporting one ton of cargo per nautical mile. As the global LNG market remains highly active, Hudong-Zhonghua has delivered over 40 LNG carriers and support vessels. The volume of LNG carriers order on hand is now over 50, with a production schedule extending to 2028, the company said.

18 Jul 2023by Craig Jallal Leading Chinese LNG carrier shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua is reported to have won an order for two 174,000-m3 units from a Chinese owner at a new high of US$245M United Liquefied Gas Shipping, a joint venture majority owned by Cosco Shipping Energy and Petro China, is reported to have agreed a price of US$245M each for a pair of 174,000-m3 LNG carriers to be constructed at Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard, according to a report in BRL Weekly Newbuild Newsletter. This is believed to be the highest price agreed by a Chinese owner for large LNG carriers at a Chinese shipyard, and possibly marks a new escalation in prices. Clarksons Research Services lists the price of 174,000-m3 LNG carriers newbuilding contracts at US$261M and reported NYK had ordered two 174,000-m3 LNG carriers are Hyundai Samho for US$261M each. In other news, Danish owner Celsius continues to expand its fleet toward a stated aim of 20 gas carriers (LPG and LNG) with another four 180,000-m3 LNG carriers ordered from China Merchants Heavy Industry at US$235M each.

February 20, 2023, by Aida Čučuk Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua has independently developed and designed a B -type LNG containment system with completely independent intellectual property rights and officially started the construction. Courtesy of Hudong-Zhonghua The B-type containment system can carry -163 °C of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and has a high utilisation rate of tank capacity, strong anti-sloshing ability, and no liquid level limit. According to Hudong-Zhongua, the B -type tank can hold 6,950 cubic meters of LNG and will be applied to the world’s first river-sea direct 14,000 cubic meters LNG bunkering ship independently designed and built by the company. The B -type tank is commissioned to be built by a third party, and it is expected to be hoisted in the dock in the third quarter of this year. Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has multiple ongoing LNG projects. Recently, it selected Norway-headquartered TMC to deliver the marine compressed air system for seven LNG carriers it is constructing for Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL).

By LNG Prime Staff /January 27, 2023 For illustration only (Image: GTT) France’s GTT confirmed a tank design order for two more 175,000-cbm LNG carriers with China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC). GTT said in a statement on Thursday it had won the order at the beginning of this year. DSIC will build the LNG carriers for CMES LNG Carrier Investment and the vessels will feature GTT’s Mark III Flex membrane containment system. The delivery of the vessels is scheduled for the third quarter of 2026. China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), a unit of China Merchants Group, announced this order for two more 175,000-cbm LNG tankers in December last year, boosting the total to six vessels. CMES said each of the LNG carriers is worth about $235 million. Earlier the same year, CMES placed an order for two dual-fuel LNG carriers with GTT’s Mark III Flex membrane containment system for $380 million, DSIC’s first order for large LNG carriers. After that, the firm exercised an option for two more LNG carriers worth $400 million, boosting the total to four vessels. Three out of four of these LNG carriers will go on charter to Sinochem as CMES signed LNG carrier charter deals in August 2022 with Sinochem worth up to $2.5 billion.

CMI will build its first LNG carriers as China continues to grow its share of LNG carrier orderbook (CMI) Published Jan 4, 2023 by The Mritime Executive China Merchants Industry (CMI) has become the latest shipbuilder to break into the highly covenanted market for LNG carriers reporting its first construction order for large gas carriers from a European shipowner. The order comes as Chinese shipbuilders have been moving aggressively to build their share in the segment resulting in a record year for orders in 2022. The order is for an initial four ships each with a capacity of 180,000 cbm which are believed to be for Celsius Tankers, a Danish shipowner which last year declared its intent to expand operations with LNH carriers. Celsius ordered an LNG carrier from South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries in late 2022, but with the South Korean building slots booked till 2026 and beyond is believed to have turned to the Chinese. CMI reports the order is for four vessels, with the first ship due to be delivered in early 2026. The contract includes two options each for two additional vessels. The series of LNG carriers will be built at CMI’s Haimen shipyard based on a design jointly developed by Deltamarin and the Haimen shipyard. CMI also signed a licensing agreement with GTT for the French company’s membrane containment system for large gas carriers. “The signing of this construction contract is a major breakthrough for China Merchants Industry in entering the large-scale LNG carrier construction market, and it also reflects the recognition of China Merchants Industry's LNG carrier design and construction capabilities,” said CMI. They noted that the company has been developing its expertise including the 2019 construction of a smaller, 45,000 cbm gas carrier and work for the modification of LNG carriers. CMI joins other major Chinese shipyards that broke into the segment in 2022 for the first time presenting a significant challenge to South Korea’s shipbuilders. Analysts calculated that China grew its market share to 30 percent of the orders for LNG carriers in 2022 up from under 10 percent in 2021. CSSC’s Hudong Zhonghua was the first Chinese yard to deliver a large LNG carrier while in 2021 Jiangnan Shipyard, DSIC, and Yangzijiang Shipbuilding all won their first orders for LNG carriers. Clarksons Research calculated that there was a 130 percent increase in the tonnage ordered for LNG carriers. Of the total 14.52 million compensated gross tons (CGT) ordered, 70 percent or over 10 million CGT went to the South Korean yards. Tw0-thirds of the shipbuilding orders in 2022 in South Korea were for LNG carriers, which due to their complexity are also the highest value new orders. The expectation is that orders for new LNG carriers will remain strong in part driven by Qatar’s expansion of its production due to be completed in 2027.

By LNG Prime Staff , October 26, 2022 Two containerships under construction in the dry dock at Yangzijiang's Xinfu Yard (Image: Yangzijiang Shipbuilding) China’s largest private shipyard, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, has won its first order for large liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers from a European owner. Under the contract, Yangzijiang said it would build two 175,000-cbm LNG carriers and deliver them between 2025 and 2026, it said in a statement on Wednesday. Yangzijiang did not reveal the name of the European owner or the price tag. Shipbuilding sources told LNG Prime that Germany’s Hammonia Reederei is behind this order and that the vessels are each worth about $235 million. Hammonia currently has no LNG carriers in its fleet which includes containerships, bulk carriers, and also multi purpose vessels, the company’s website shows. Germany is fast-tracking LNG imports and plans to start importing liquefied natural gas by the end of this year as it looks to replace Russian gas pipeline supplies and boost energy security. The German government backed the charter of five FSRU’s that will start work in Wilhelmshaven, Lubmin, Brunsbuettel, and Stade as import terminals during this year and 2023. GTT tech French LNG containment giant GTT recently signed a technical assistance and license agreement with Yangzijiang, enabling the yard to construct vessels using GTT membrane technologies. Also, Yangzijiang has already secured an order for four 8,000 TEU dual-fueled container vessels from Singapore’s Pacific International Lines, featuring GTT tech. The shipbuilder also recently won a large order from Switzerland-based shipping giant MSC for 12 LNG-powered containerships. These vessels will not have GTT tanks. Yangzijiang said the the two LNG carriers are the company’s first GTT Mark III LNG carrier order after obtaining the license in early September. They will feature GTT’s Mark III Flex membrane tanks and two dual-fuel MAN 5G70ME-C10.5-GA-EGRBP models for the main propulsion system. In addition, the LNG carriers will have a reliquefaction system with a capacity of 1.5 tons/hour. Yangzijiang eyes more LNG carrier orders Recognizing the changing landscape and increased industry focus on green shipping, Yangzijiang envisions to extend its foothold in this sector, the firm said. The global LNG market is expected to be tight till 2026 as Europe’s sanctions on Russian gas exports increase demand for LNG, Yangzijiang said, citing data by the IEA. However, the LNG carrier supply continues to lag behind due to limited capacity, the firm said. “Leveraging on the demand-supply gap and Yangzijiang’s own research and development capabilities, the group is confident to capture a larger market share in this sector,” it said. With this new order, Yangzijiang joins Hudong-Zhonghua, the largest LNG carrier builder in China, as well as Jiangnan and DSIC who won their first large LNG carrier orders this year. “This is a new chapter for the group with our maiden GTT Mark III LNG carrier contract win,” Ren Letian, executive chairman and CEO of Yangzijiang said in the statement. “Yangzijiang is the first non-state owned yard in China to break into this market, which is traditionally dominated by the Korean shipyards. This milestone was a result of our consistent development and acquisition of technologies and licenses over the years,” Letian said.

May 4, 2022, by Ajsa Habibic Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), through its subsidiary, has signed a long-term charter contract with CNOOC Gas and Power Singapore Trading & Marketing, a group company of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), for six liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. [Courtesy of NYK] According to NYK, the company has also entered into a shipbuilding contract for the vessels with China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding. The six vessels are scheduled to be delivered between 2026 and 2027 and will be mainly engaged in LNG transportation to China. The LNG carriers will be equipped with an X-DF2.1 iCER dual-fuel engine that can operate on fuel oil or boil-off gas stored in its cargo tank. The vessels will each have a cargo tank capacity of about 174,000 cubic metres and a membrane-type tank that will make use of advanced insulating materials to reduce the boil-off rate. NYK said it has also signed a project head of agreement with a subsidiary of shipping company China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) to jointly own and manage the vessels. According to the company, the partnership with CMES will provide “stable and safe LNG transportation to the CNOOC”. Consolidating efforts to reach net-zero by 2050, the Japanese company recently launched green brands, aiming to expand its green-business initiatives and low-environmental-impact services in its logistics business.

[05 May 2022 10:56AM / CNA BUSINESS] FILE PHOTO: Logos of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) are displayed at a news conference on the company's interim results in Hong Kong, China, March 23, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip SINGAPORE : China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) has awarded 16 billion yuan ($2.42 billion) worth of contracts to build 12 liquefied natural gas tankers, the largest of their kind in the country, the company said on Thursday. China is the world's largest buyer of the super-chilled gas, while CNOOC is the country's largest importer of the fuel and among the state majors leading a drive to expand their LNG fleet to meet rising import needs and facilitate fast-growing global trade. The 12 vessels will be built by Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding Co, a unit of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), utilizing the so-called fifth-generation LNG tanker technology that reduces fuel consumption and carbon emissions, CNOOC said in a statement on its website. Each tanker can carry up to 174,000 cubic meters of LNG, equivalent to 108 million cubic meters when re-gasified. The vessels are slated for commissioning between 2024 and 2027, CNOOC said. The company, which first imported LNG in 2006, has built 10 LNG tankers and also engaged in joint vessel designing in tie-ups with CSSC. CNOOC is the parent of Hong Kong and Shanghai-listed CNOOC Ltd and overseas the group's business such as oil refining and natural gas trading, excluding offshore oil and gas production.

Xinde Marine News Sarah Yu 2022-04-01 14:56 On March 31, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry and China Shipbuilding Trading successfully undertook the new construction project of 2+2 175,000 m3 large-scale LNG carriers under China Merchants Energy Shipping. The type of ship is independently developed by DSIC. The ship has a total length of 295 meters, a width of 46.4 meters, a depth of 26.2 meters, a design draft of 11.5 meters, a designed service speed of 19.5 knots, and a total cargo capacity of 175,000 m3. The ship is equipped with the latest LNG dual-fuel low-speed main engine and adopts GTT Mark III Flex cargo containment system, which has obtained AIP certificate from Lloyd's Register and China Classification Society. Over the years, DSIC, together with GTT and several classification societies, has completed the research and development of 140,000 m3, 150,000 m3 and 175,000 m3 of various products, which have been recognized by GTT and classification societies. Source: Xinde Marine News Sarah Yu

February 18, 2022, by Sanja Pekic French LNG containment specialist Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) reports solid earnings at high-end of annual targets for 2021, with 68 LNG carrier orders, amongst others. On 17 February 2022, GTT presented its results for the 2021 financial year. Philippe Berterottière, CEO of GTT, said: “With 68 LNG carrier orders, 2 ethane carrier orders and 6 onshore storage tank orders, GTT posted a strong commercial performance in 2021 for our core business. The market dynamics remain very positive in 2022 with ten LNG carriers ordered since the beginning of the year. All the liquefaction projects under construction still represent significant potential for LNG carrier orders.” In the LNG as fuel segment, new orders reached a total of 27 units, which is a record volume compared to previous years.Also, the company obtained several approvals from classification societies to develop new technologies. In 2021, the revenues were down 21 per cent compared to 2020, when they were exceptionally high, but up 9 per cent compared to 2019. “From a financial standpoint, revenues for 2021 are in line with our expectations,” Berterottière said. He also added that they estimate that consolidated revenues for 2022 should be in the range of €290 million to €320 million ($329.6m to $363.7m). “The Group underlines that the orders received since mid-2020 correspond to delivery dates spread mainly over the 2023-2025 period. These factors enable us to expect, from 2023 onwards, revenues and earnings to be significantly higher than in 2022.” Higher order intake for LNG carrier and ethane carrier 2021 brought multiple successes in the field of LNG carrier. With 68 orders for LNGCs booked during the year, GTT’s core business activity now stands at a very high level.Delivery of these vessels will take place between the first quarter of 2023 and the fourth quarter of 2025. These orders include three medium-capacity LNG carriers and four large-capacity LNG carriers. These 68 orders represent an average capacity of 172,000 cubic metres.In addition, in April 2021, GTT also received an order from Hyundai Heavy for the design of the tanks of two very large ethane carriers (VLEC), with a total cargo capacity of 98,000 cubic metres. Delivery of these vessels is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2022 and the first quarter of 2023. In May, GTT announced that it had received an order from China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering for the design of four full integrity LNG membrane storage tanks. Following this, it also received a second order from Chengda for the design of two additional large storage tanks. GTT will design these membrane tanks with a total capacity of 220,000 cubic metres using latest generation GST technology. These orders are part of the new cooperation agreement for the Tianjin Nangang LNG terminal concluded in March 2021 between Beijing Gas Group and GTT. The company received orders to equip 27 vessels with LNG as fuel in 2021. The first order was from the Chinese shipyards Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding and Jiangnan Shipyard on behalf of CMA CGM. This was to equip 12 very large LNG-powered container ships. The second order was from Samsung Heavy to equip five very large container ships for Asian ship-owner Seaspan. In September, it received one order from Korean shipyard HHI to equip two container ships and another order from Korean shipyard SHI to equip six new container ships. Finally, in November, Hyundai Samho shipyard placed an order with GTT to equip two container vessels. In September, GTT launched LNG Optim, a new digital smart shipping solution that helps LNG operators, and LNGC or LNG-fuelled vessel ship-owners, to plan the voyages of their vessels. Hydrogen mass production with Elogen In October, Elogen said that Storengy selected it as part of the HyPSTER project to store green hydrogen produced from renewable energies. Elogen will design and produce the 1MW PEM (proton exchange membrane) electrolyser and will install its technology at the Etrez site in France from 2022. As a reminder, Elogen signed a contract with German energy company E.ON as part of its major SmartQuart project. Elogen will supply E.ON with a 1MW-containerised electrolyser with a production capacity of 200 cubic metres of hydrogen per hour. In addition, it also signed a collaboration agreement with the University of Paris-Saclay. This agreement will provide for the pooling of resources around a joint research program dedicated to PEM electrolysis. Finally, in January 2022, Elogen said it was taking the first step towards mass production with the installation of a new electrolyser production line designed to reach an assembly capacity of 160 MW per year.In the 2021 financial year, Elogen generated €5 million ($5.68m) in revenues and received €0.6 million in operating subsidies; giving total income of €5.6 million, and recorded order intake worth €6.2 million. GTT climate ambitions In 2021, GTT embarked on a structured approach to define its decarbonisation ambitions in accordance with the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi), covering its own emissions. The company confirms its climate targets over the 2019-2025 period. It remains committed to significantly reducing its operational emissions (Scope 1 & 2) by 2025: In line with the objective of limiting global warming to 1.5°C, i.e. -4.2 per cent per year vs. 2019, and -25.2 per cent by 2025; By improving energy efficiency, switching to low-carbon energy sources and gradually replacing its fleet of company vehicles. In addition, GTT will continue to reduce emissions from business travel (restricted Scope 3) by 2025: In line with the objective of limiting global warming to 2.0°C, i.e. -2.5 per cent per year vs. 2019, and -15.0% by 2025; By limiting travel through extensive use of digital resources. Order book at end of 2021 On 1 January 2021, GTT’s order book excluding LNG as fuel comprised 147 units, and subsequently changed as follows: Deliveries completed: 53 LNG carriers, 5 ethane carriers, 3 FSRUs; Orders received: 68 LNG carriers, 2 ethane carriers, 6 onshore storage tanks. At 31 December 2021, the order book excluding LNG as fuel stood at 161 units, as follows: 137 LNG carriers; 6 ethane carriers; 0 FSRU3; 2 FSUs; 1 FLNG; 3 GBSs; 12 onshore storage tanks. With regard to LNG as fuel, the order book stood at 32 units at the end of 2021, compared with 14 units at the end of 2020. It changed as follows during 2021: Deliveries completed: 8 container ships and 1 cruiser icebreaker; Orders received: 27 container ships. 2021 consolidated revenues amounted to €314.7 million ($357.5m), down 20.6 per cent compared to 2020. GTT 2022 targets In the absence of any significant order delays or cancellations, the company announces its targets for 2022, namely: Consolidated revenues between €290 million and €320 million ($329.45m to $363.54m); 2022 consolidated EBITDA between €140 million and €170 million ($159m to $193.1m); A dividend amount for the 2022 financial year at least equivalent to that proposed for the 2021 financial year. The Group notes that the orders received since mid-2020 correspond to delivery dates spread mainly over the 2023-2025 period. For this reason, the Group expects, from 2023 onwards, revenues and earnings to be significantly higher than in 2022.

February 3,2022, by Sanja Pekic Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua has ordered the tank design for six new LNG carriers (LNGCs) from the French LNG containment specialist GTT. Courtesy of Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Last month, the Chinese shipbuilder signed its largest LNG carrier shipbuilding order to date with Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL). The vessels belong to the latest generation of the ‘Changheng Series’. GTT will design the tanks of these six new LNG carriers, each of which has a total LNG tank capacity of 174,000 cubic metres. Therefore, each tank will be fitted with the GTT’s membrane containment system. Besides Hudong-Zhonghua, the project’s participants also include China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and China COSCO Shipping. Hudong-Zhonghua will deliver these six ships between the fourth quarter of 2024 and the third quarter of 2026. After the delivery to MOL, CNOOC Gas & Power will charter the ships.

December 17, 2021 by LNG Prime Staff For illustration only; LNG carrier Pan Americas (Image: CMES) China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) said it plans to order two LNG carriers at CSSC’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry worth up to $380 million. In that regard, CMES and CSSC signed a letter of intent on Friday for the construction of the 175,000-cbm LNG carriers, according to a statement by CMES, a unit of China Merchants Group. DSIC would build both of the LNG carriers.The LNG tankers would feature GTT’s Mark III membrane system and LNG dual-fuel propulsion, CMES said. Also, the letter of intent is valid for six months and the two firms would now work on the details of the project and the signing of the binding shipbuilding agreement, it said. CMES added that it plans to further strengthen cooperation in LNG ship investment and operation with CSSC. It did not provide any additional information. The Chinese firm owns a large fleet of vessels including very large crude carriers, very large ore carriers, and ro-ro vessels. It has also a 50 percent stake in China LNG Shipping, the country’s first LNG shipping company. COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation holds the other 50 percent.

国际船舶网 国际船舶网 2021-12-18 08:16 中国船舶集团落户上海喜签订单，招商轮船将在大船集团下单建造2艘17.5万立方米LNG船，这也意味着大船集团终于有望成为继沪东中华后中国第二家建造大型LNG船的船厂。 12月 17日，招商局能源运输股份有限公司（招商轮船）与中国船舶集团有限公司旗下大连船舶重工集团有限公司联合中国船舶工业贸易有限公司在中国船舶集团上海新总部签署了17.5万立方米大型液化天然气（LNG）运输船建造合作意向书。 意向书的主要内容：1、招商轮船拟在大船重工订造 2艘17.5万立方米 MarkIII Flex 型LNG船。2、该 2艘大型 LNG船预计总投资不超过 3.8亿美元；3、在此基础上，招商轮船拟与中船集团进一步加强 LNG船投资和运营等方面的合作；4、本意向书自签署之日起生效，有效期 6个月。在完成各自前期工作基础上，双方积极推动技术和商务谈判进程，并及时履行各自内部审批程序。 招商轮船表示，为了适应低碳环保、绿色船舶趋势，进一步拓展公司清洁能源和低碳零碳能源运输业务，公司拟与中国船舶集团进一步加强战略合作。 本次合作意向书的签署是招商轮船与大船集团在液化天然气（LNG）运输船建造项目上合作的基础和开端。双方同意共同致力于巩固与深化长期、稳定的互利合作，积极发挥各自优势，促进共同发展。 本次拟合作建造及运营的大型LNG船将采用最新型LNG双燃料低速主机，燃油模式和燃气模式均可以满足国际海事组织最严苛排放标准，有利于招商轮船进一步打造节能环保的现代化绿色船队。 据国际船舶网了解，2015年1月，大船集团曾经中标中国海运、中石化APLNG运输项目（二期）2艘17.4万立方米LNG船的建造项目。这也是大船集团首度试图“闯入”LNG船建造领域，不过最后因为可能“亏本”被船厂单方面取消。这份LNG船订单的“告吹”一事造成不小影响，也让当年的中海集团与中船重工之间产生了嫌隙。 大船集团是国内较早开展LNG船技术研发的船厂之一。自2000年开始，大船集团先后完成了LNG运输船的船型研发、建造与试验技术研究，工程管理技术研究以及模拟舱建造四个方面的研究，目前已经掌握了LNG运输船实船建造的工艺与管理技术，为承接LNG船奠定了坚实的基础。 多年来，大船集团始终将LNG船作为重点产品，进行了持续的研究开发，取得了显著成果。大船集团携手GTT和多家船级社，通过持续不断的研发和优化，分别基于NO.96和MARK III技术，已经完成14万立方米、15万立方米、17.5万立方米等多型产品研发，得到了GTT和船级社方面的认可，为新造项目实船订单的承接提供技术保障，全力进军LNG船市场。 全封闭式MARK III型LNG船模拟舱 与此同时，大船集团还先后完成了世界最大NO.96型LNG运输船模拟舱和全封闭式MARK III型LNG船模拟舱的建造，得到法国GTT专利公司以及中国船级社、英国劳式船级社、DNV、美国船级社、法国船级社等世界主流船级社的认可证书。这表明大船集团已经基本掌握了实船建造中的关键技术和管理难题，标志着大船集团已具备承接LNG船订单的能力。 此次的签约， 既是对大船集团过去十多年在LNG船的设计、建造等多方面长期不懈工作的肯定，同时也标志着大船集团正式进入大型LNG船建造领域。

December 8, 2021 by Fatima Bahtic China’s shipping company COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation Co. has ordered three liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers from compatriot Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding and China Shipbuilding Trading. As informed, the deal, which was signed on 7 December, includes the construction of three large-scale 174,000-cbm LNG carriers with deadweight tonnage of 80,000. According to the shipbuilding contract, the contract price of each ship is approximately $185 million, and the total price of the three ships is approximately $554 million. The purchase will be funded through 80 percent bank borrowings and around 20 percent from financial resources. The three LNG carriers are slated for delivery in September 2024, December 2024, and March 2025, respectively. The order is part of a second phase of the project under which the company aims to grow its fleet of LNG carriers. Last year, COSCO Energy with energy giant China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) placed an order for three LNG carriers at the same shipyard. The keel-laying ceremony for the first vessel was held in September this year. With the latest three newbuilds, COSCO’s LNG fleet will reach 44 vessels with a total cargo-carrying capacity of over 7 million.

December 8, 2021 By LNG Prime Staff LNG giant QatarEnergy said it has entered into a 15-year deal to supply LNG to China’s S&T International. Under the sales and purchase agreement, QatarEnergy would deliver one million tons per year of LNG to S&T International Natural Gas Trading starting in late 2022, according to a statement on Wednesday. QatarEnergy said its LNG producing affiliate, Qatar Liquified Gas Company Limited (2) or Qatargas 2, had signed the deal. LNG deliveries under the new agreement would utilize Qatar’s fleet of conventional, Q-Flex but also Q-Max LNG vessels allowing S&T to receive the LNG quantities primarily at the Tangshan receiving terminal, it said. S&T International Natural Gas Trading is a unit of China Suntien Green Energy which is building an LNG import terminal at Caofeidian in Tangshan city. “We are pleased to welcome S&T into our family of long-term LNG customers and we are excited to work with them to help fulfil their long-term LNG requirements,” Qatar’s energy minister and chief executive of QP, Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, said. Nine LNG deals This new deal follows a contract QatarEnergy revealed earlier this week with Chinese state-owned utility Guangdong Energy. It also marks the ninth long-term deal QatarEnergy has signed since February this year. This includes a deal with China’s CNOOC, Shell, and Sinopec. These new LNG supply contracts come after QatarEnergy announced a final investment decision on its $28.75 billion North Field East project earlier this year. Under the project, QatarEnergy will build four mega trains with a capacity of 8 million tonnes per year in the Ras Laffan complex. This first phase of the expansion project will increase Qatar’s LNG production capacity from 77 to 110 mtpa. QatarEnergy also plans a second phase to further boost capacity to total 126 mtpa by 2027, as well as additional expansions. The company’s unit Qatargas already operates in total fourteen LNG trains at Ras Laffan.

October 5, 2021 by Fatima Bahtić State-owned petroleum company Qatar Petroleum has placed an order for four liquified natural gas (LNG) carriers at Chinese shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group Co., a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC). As informed, these four carriers are the first batch of orders in Qatar Petroleum’s massive LNG shipbuilding program, which will cater for future LNG fleet requirements for the North Field expansion projects as well as for existing vessel replacement requirements. This order is also the first ever placed by Qatar Petroleum or any of its affiliates with a Chinese shipyard for LNG ships, and the first with Hudong in connection with the agreement to reserve ship construction capacity that was executed in April 2020. The deal involves up to sixteen 174,000 cubic meter LNG carriers. This contract is the first part of a huge order that could include more than 60 liquefied natural gas carriers in total. “We are proud to contribute to the success story of the LNG ship construction industry in China. We are also confident in Hudong’s capabilities to execute this order, worth in excess of 2.8 billion Qatari Riyals, to the highest safety and technical standards,” Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the President and CEO of Qatar Petroleum, commented. The North Field expansion projects will increase Qatar’s LNG production capacity from 77 million tons per annum to 110 million tons per annum in the first phase. The second phase of the North Field LNG expansion project, called the North Field South Project, will further boost Qatar’s production capacity to 126 million tons per year.In January this year, the company revealed its strategy to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its operations by 2030. The strategy establishes a number of targets, aligned with the International Maritime Organisation ‘s (IMO) zero-emission targets, and sets in motion a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. “Qatar Petroleum’s LNG carrier fleet program is the largest of its kind in the history of the LNG industry and will play a pivotal role in meeting the shipping requirements of Qatar Petroleum’s local and international LNG projects, as well as replacing some of Qatar’s existing LNG fleet,” according to the company. ​

September 8,2021 by Sanja Pekic The multi-sector industry coalition SEA-LNG recognizes significant growth in LNG-fueled vessels orders in 2021 and expects this trend to continue. Courtesy of SEA-LNG LNG-fueled vessel orders are approaching 30 per cent of gross tonnage on order, SEA-LNG reports citing Clarksons. When these vessels are delivered, this will subsequently amount to a substantial part of shipping’s overall capacity. LNG-powered ships are one of the only options today that meet the reduced emissions requirements. So, major sectors of the maritime industry are using those in efforts to reduce both local and global emissions. For example, over 90 per cent of the upcoming pure car and truck carriers (PCTC) will be LNG dual fuel. Likewise, containership owners and operators are moving to LNG-fueled tonnage, with orders for LNG-fuelled liners increasing five-fold since January 2020. Tankers and bulkers are also following suit, with increases of seven-fold and two-fold respectively over the 18-month period. Vessel owners and operators continue that LNG reduces SOx and particulates to negligible levels, NOx by up to 85 per cent, and GHG emissions by up to 23 per cent. It can also achieve the IMO’s 2030 target of reducing CO2 emissions by 40 per cent compared to 2008 by the use of bio-LNG products as a drop-in fuel. Later, thetransition to bio-LNG, and eventually synthetic LNG, will enable the industry to meet the IMO 2050 targets. SEA-LNG stresses that this process utilises established LNG infrastructure without investing in new and costly infrastructure. Peter Keller, chairman of SEA-LNG, says that the rise of LNG newbuilds demonstrates confidence in this pathway through its bio and synthetic cousins.

September 23,2021, by Sanja Pekic The classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted approval in principle (AiP) to French engineering firm GTT and Finnish ship designer Deltamarin for the Aframax LNG tanker design. Illustration only: Deltamarin and GTT Newcastlemax bulk carrier design; Courtesy of Deltamarin The ABS approval warrants that the onboard integration of the new solution is technically feasible for an LNG-fueled tanker. Also, it warrants that it complies with all safety regulations. This new LNG-fueled tanker design uses GTT’s membrane tank technology. While GTT designed the tank, Deltamarin studied its integration into the vessel. The design provides a solution that complies with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) environmental regulations. Compared to a standard oil-fueled tanker, it reduces CO2 emissions by at least 20 per cent. It also offers increased autonomy without reducing the cargo volume. Philippe Berterottière, CEO of GTT, said: “With Deltamarin and ABS, we are very proud to be able to offer a new LNG-fueled tanker solution that is more respectful of the environment and without making any compromise on cargo.” Janne Uotila, managing director of Deltamarin, added: “Deltamarin has put a lot of effort into understanding alternative fuels and new technologies during the past years. The key drivers in this design have been energy efficiency and environmental impact in addition to operational performance and safety.”

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