The vessels, costing $206.6m each, will be delivered to a European owner by March 31, 2019, the yard told the Korea Stock Exchange.

BP Shipping has been on the brink of inking an order for up to nine gas-fuelled LNG carriers worth close to $1.8bn at DSME, TradeWinds reported earlier this month.

TradeWinds understands top officials from DSME flew into London late last week to conclude a significant LNG order.

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