Nakilat
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Nakilat: Delivering Qatar's gas to the world
Qatar Gas Transport Company’s (Nakilat) $11bn investment in a fleet of specialist, state-of-the-art liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers is the largest single merchant shipbuilding programme since the Second World War, during which the US commissioned a new fleet to replace vessels destroyed in the conflict.
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MEED List: Qatar Nakilat
The six key figures in the development of Nakilat, the Qatar Gas Transport Company are: Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah, Muhammad Ghannam, Ali al-Hammadi, Stephen May, Faisal Mohammed al-Suwaidi
Banks finance Nakilat ship acquisition plans
With its business backed by long-term charter agreements, Nakilat raised the $6.8bnof debt needed to fund its wholly owned fleet despite a tough financial climate
Nakilat building a world-class shipping fleet
Nakilat has made an $11bn investment in 45 high-tech LNG vessels that offer unparallelled size and efficiency to cut the cost of delivering fuel around the world
Nakilat a yard ahead
Nakilat is building a 1.1 square kilometre shipyard to guarantee priority access to essential services for its ships as well as taking revenue by maintaining, converting and repairing third-party vessels
Nakilat delivers Qatar’s vision
As Qatar ramps up its exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), gas transport company Nakilat is building up one of the largest shipping fleets in the world and investing in marine infrastructure
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