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BG orders two LNG ships from Samsung

BG orders two LNG ships from Samsung

16.05.2008

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Oil and gas giant BG Group has agreed to buy two liquefied natural gas (LNG) ships from South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries.

The new ships will each have a cargo capacity of 170,000 cubic metres and are scheduled to be delivered in 2010.

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"These two new vessels are sister ships to the vessels BG ordered from Samsung in 2006," said Martin Houston, executive vice president, Americas and Global LNG.

"Their addition to the BG fleet will further enhance performance and provide increased flexibility in meeting the growing demand by our customers throughout the world for natural gas," he added.



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