카타르 에너지가 중국의 후동중화와 LNG선박 8척 건조 계약서에 서명(2024.01.10)

2024.01.10

QatarEnergy, Hudong-Zhonghua seal deal for giant LNG carriers - LNG Prime

 

State-owned LNG giant QatarEnergy has signed a shipbuilding deal with China’s Hudong-Zhonghua for the construction of eight Q-Max LNG carriers as part of its shipbuilding program, according to shipbuilding sources. The giant vessels will have a capacity of 271,000 cubic meters and are scheduled to be delivered in 2028 and 2029, shipbuilding sources told LNG Prime on Tuesday.

 

카타르 국영 기업 QatarEnergy가 중국의 Hudong-Zhonghua와의 선박 건조 계약서에 서명했습니다. 이 계약은 카타르의 선박 건조 프로그램의 일환으로 8척의 Q-Max LNG 운반선을 건조하는 것입니다. 이 거대한 선박들은 각각 271,000 큐빅 미터의 용량을 갖추며, 2028년과 2029년에 납품될 예정입니다.

이번 거래의 금액은 공개되지 않았습니다. 중국에서의 일반 LNG 운반선의 가격은 현재 2억 3,500만 달러 이상이며, 한국에서는 약 2억 6,500만 달러입니다. 그러나 중국과 한국에서 이전에 주문한 선박들은 시장 가격보다 낮게 예약되었습니다. 따라서 이번 Q-Max 선박들의 가격은 각각 3억 달러 이상이 될 것으로 예상됩니다.

QatarEnergy는 이제 이 LNG 운반선에 대한 시간 비율 계약을 선주들과 체결할 예정입니다. 이것은 이 회사가 이전 선박들에 대해 선박 건조 프로그램의 첫 단계로 주문했던 것과 동일합니다.

2020년에는 QatarEnergy가 Hudong-Zhonghua와 협력하여 중국에서의 미래 LNG 운반선 필요에 대한 건조 용량을 예약하기 위한 협정을 체결했습니다. 2022년 4월에는 QatarEnergy가 일본의 MOL과 Hudong-Zhonghua LNG 운반선 4척에 대한 차터 계약을 체결하여 선박 건조 프로그램에서 수여한 최초의 차터 계약을 완료했습니다. 이후 QatarEnergy는 MOL과 3척의 신규 운반선에 대한 차터 계약을 체결했으며, 일본의 NYK, K Line, 말레이시아의 MISC, 중국 LNG Shipping의 연합체와 5척의 LNG 운반선에 대한 계약도 체결했습니다.

이 8척의 Q-Max 선박을 포함하여 Hudong-Zhonghua는 총 20척의 LNG 운반선을 선박 건조 프로그램의 일환으로 건조할 것입니다.

 

2021년 9월에 Hudong-Zhonghua는 세계 최대 LNG 운반선이라고 주장하는 선박에 대한 분류사의 원칙적인 승인을 받았습니다.

Hudong-Zhonghua에 따르면, 271,000 큐빅 미터의 LNG 운반선은 길이 344미터, 폭 53.6미터, 설계 흠 12미터입니다.

이 선박은 듀얼 연료 추진, 재액화 시스템, 공기 윤활 시스템, 그리고 GTT의 NO96 Super+ 용기 기술을 특징으로 하고 있습니다. 또한, 해당 선박은 다섯 개의 저장 탱크를 보유하고 있습니다.

선박 건조사는 이 크기에도 불구하고 해당 선박이 주요 무역 노선을 따라 70개 이상의 LNG 터미널에서 입항할 수 있다고 말했습니다.

확장
현재 세계에서 가장 큰 LNG 운반선은 카타르의 Q-Max 선박으로, 길이가 약 345미터이며 용량은 263,000~266,000 큐빅 미터입니다.

카타르의 Nakilat은 2008년부터 2010년 사이에 한화 오션(DSME)과 삼성중공업에서 건조한 14척의 Q-Max LNG 운반선을 소유하고 있으며, 이들은 카타르의 Ras Laffan LNG 단지에서 전 세계의 고객들에게 LNG를 운송하고 있습니다.

QatarEnergy LNG(이전 명칭: Qatargas)은 현재 Ras Laffan에서 약 77 Mtpa의 용량을 갖춘 14개의 LNG 생산 기지를 운영하고 있습니다.

그러나 QatarEnergy는 북부 분야에서 LNG 생산을 크게 증가시키고 있으며, 이러한 프로젝트에 대한 운송 용량을 확보해야 합니다.

북부 분야 확장 프로젝트의 첫 단계에서는 카타르의 LNG 생산 용량이 77 Mtpa에서 110 Mtpa로 증가하며, 두 번째 단계에서는 용량이 더 늘어나 126 Mtpa까지 증가할 것입니다.

Hudong-Zhonghua의 선박뿐만 아니라 QatarEnergy는 한국의 삼성중공업, HD 현대중공업, 한화 오션에서도 LNG 운반선을 예약했습니다.

첫 번째 단계에서 QatarEnergy는 네 개의 선박 건조업체에서 총 60척의 LNG 운반선을 계약했습니다.

작년에는 QatarEnergy가 HD 현대중공업과 17척의 LNG 운반선에 대한 계약을 체결했습니다. 이는 선박 건조 프로그램의 두 번째 단계를 시작하는 것입니다.

이 계약의 가치는 약 39억 달러로, 단일 선박의 가격은 한국에서 새로운 LNG 운반선의 현재 평균 가격보다 훨씬 낮은 2억 2,900만 달러입니다.

첫 번째 단계의 선박 건조 프로그램의 일환으로 주문한 한국 선박들은 약 2억 1,500만 달러에 가격이 책정되었습니다.

QatarEnergy는 올해에도 선박 건조 프로그램 하에 추가적인 계약을 수여할 것으로 예상됩니다.

 

 

State-owned LNG giant QatarEnergy has signed a shipbuilding deal with China’s Hudong-Zhonghua for the construction of eight Q-Max LNG carriers as part of its shipbuilding program, according to shipbuilding sources. The giant vessels will have a capacity of 271,000 cubic meters and are scheduled to be delivered in 2028 and 2029, shipbuilding sources told LNG Prime on Tuesday.

 

LNG Prime reported in September last year that QatarEnergy was looking to order Q-Max LNG carriers in China and South Korea. The price tag of the new deal has not been revealed. Regular LNG carriers in China are now priced at more than $235 million, and in South Korea at about $265 million.

 

However, the vessels previously ordered as part of the shipbuilding program in China and South Korea were booked below market prices. These Q-Max vessels could be each worth more than $300 million. QatarEnergy will now sign time charter parties with shipowners for these LNG carriers, the same as the firm did for the previous vessels which were ordered as part of the first phase of the shipbuilding program, the sources said. Back in 2020, QatarEnergy entered into an agreement with Hudong-Zhonghua to reserve LNG ship construction capacity in China for its future LNG carrier fleet requirements, including for the North Field expansion projects. In April 2022, QatarEnergy signed charter deals for four Hudong-Zhonghua LNG carriers with Japan’s MOL, completing the first batch of charter contracts awarded under its massive shipbuilding program. After that, QatarEnergy signed charter deals with MOL for three new carriers, and five LNG carriers with a consortium of Japan’s NYK, K Line, Malaysia’s MISC, and China LNG Shipping. Including these eight Q-Max carriers, Hudong-Zhonghua will build in total 20 LNG carriers as part of the shipbuilding program.

 

344 meters In September last year, Hudong-Zhonghua received approvals in principle from classification societies for what it said is the world’s largest LNG carrier. According to Hudong-Zhonghua, the 271,000-cbm LNG carrier is 344 meters long, 53.6 meters wide, and has a design draft of 12 meters. It features dual-fuel propulsion, a reliquefaction system, an air lubrication system, and GTT’s NO96 Super+ containment tech. The vessel has five storage tanks. Despite its size, the vessel would be able to dock at more than 70 LNG terminals along the main trade route, the shipbuilder said. Expansion Currently, the world’s largest LNG carriers are Qatar’s Q-Max vessels which are about 345 meters long and have a capacity of 263,000-266,000 cbm. Qatar’s Nakilat owns 14 Q-Max LNG carriers built by Hanwha Ocean (DSME) and Samsung Heavy between 2008 and 2010, and they all transport LNG from the giant Ras Laffan LNG complex in Qatar to customers around the globe. QatarEnergy LNG, previously known as Qatargas, currently operates 14 LNG production trains with a capacity of about 77 Mtpa in Ras Laffan. However, QatarEnergy is significantly increasing its LNG production from the North Field. and needs to secure shipping capacity for these projects. This first phase of the North Field expansion project will increase Qatar’s LNG production capacity from 77 to 110 Mtpa, while the second phase will further boost capacity to 126 Mtpa. Besides the vessels at Hudong-Zhonghua, QatarEnergy also booked LNG carriers at South Korea’s Samsung Heavy, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, and Hanwha Ocean. Under the first phase, QatarEnergy contracted 60 LNG carriers at the four shipbuilders. Last year, QatarEnergy also signed a deal for 17 LNG carriers with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries. kicking off the second phase of the shipbuilding program. The contract is valued at about $3.9 billion. This puts the price tag for a single vessel at about $229 million, much lower than the current average price for a newbuild LNG carrier in South Korea. The Korean vessels that were ordered as part of the first phase of the shipbuilding program were priced at about $215 million. QatarEnergy is expected to award more contracts under the shipbuilding program this year.