New liquefaction project Mozambique LNG is moving ahead with a planned re-evaluation of the initial shipyards and owners selected to offer in on up to 16 LNG carriers.

Industry sources said the project partners have been speaking to five shipbuilders that were pre-qualified for the business in 2016.

They name these as South ­Korea’s big three yards — Hyundai Heavy Industries, DSME and ­Samsung Heavy Industries — along with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Kawasaki Heavy ­Industries of Japan.