Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 30

26-Jul-2010

QATAR

Qatargas Delivers First Q-Max LNG Cargo To Japan

Qatargas has delivered to Japan its first LNG cargo to be transported in a Q-Max vessel, the company announced on 17 July. The cargo was delivered to Chubu Electrics Chita Terminal by the LNG carrier Mozah. The Q-Max carriers are capable of delivering 266,000 cu ms of LNG, which Qatargas says is 80% more than can be handled by conventional LNG carriers. The company said its fleet of...