Qatargas names Tembek Q-Flex LNG vessel at Shi yards

Mrs Naomi Campbell officially named the ship which is the fourth of 45 large LNG ships to be delivered for Qatar.

Mr Al-Khulaifi, Chief Operating Officer - Commercial & Shipping said of the event; "Today is the first such ceremony in Samsung Heavy Industries for Qatar's new fleet of Q-Flex LNG vessels and we are proud to be celebrating this achievement with OSG, SHI and all the people who have contributed so much to make this project a reality."

Continuing he commented, "SHI, OSG and the Qatargas teams have all worked hard to deliver this ship to its naming ceremony not only on time but also safely. I would like to congratulate all involved for the outstanding achievement of 1.2 million hours worked without a lost time injury to date. I would like to encourage all the teams to continue to work together to deliver this ship without any lost time injuries."

The Tembek will be used to ship LNG produced by Qatargas 2, Train 4 to customers in Europe. It is one of 14 ships that are being built in Korea to service Qatargas Trains 4 and 5.

The Q-Flex and the even larger Q-Max are a new generation of LNG mega-ship with about 40% lower energy requirements than conventional vessels due to the economies of scale created by their size and the efficiency of the engines.

The Tembek is owned through a joint venture between Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat) and OSG, from which Qatargas will charter the vessel.

Qatargas 2's shareholders are Qatar Petroleum, ExxonMobil and Total.