Korea needs more LNG ships
SEOUL 12 December – South Korea, which is one of the leading importers of LNG in Asia, is estimated to import up to 32M tonnes of liquefied natural gas by 2015. Last year, Korea imported 25M tonnes of LNG. Power utility Korea Gas Corp and steelmaker Posco account for the bulk of the imports. Together they are estimated to import up to 22M tonnes in 2007. The study was published by Korea Gas Corp, which was tasked by lawmaker Cho Jung Shik of the ruling Uri Party. Newbuilding and ship owner sources told Fairplay that at least 10 additional LNG ships would be needed to meet the projected rise in imports.
Etiquetas: gas, LNG, shipping business