Qatar LNG-producing partners will go out to tender for up to 44 LNG-carrier newbuildings worth over $1 trillion in total over the next one to two years.

Ali Al-Hammadi, who is manager for commercial and shipping for one of the country's two producers, Qatargas, and also a key official on the joint ship-acquisition team, tells TradeWinds the partners want to make the next tenders more competitive and involve more shipowners and operators.

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