VOL. XXXV

NO. 42

20-JULY-1992

Qatar

Qatargas Invites Bids for the Construction of Seven LPG Carriers

MEES learns that Qatargas, the joint venture between the Qatar GeneralPetroleum Corporation (QGPC - 70%) and Total, Mitsui and Marubeni (10% each),has invited international tenders for the construction of seven LNG tankers,each with a capacity of 135,000 cu. ms., to be used in the transportation toJapan of 4mn tons/year of Qatari LNG beginning in 1997 under the terms of the25-year agreement...