Gas
MISC orders five more LNG carriers in China
CEII brief
LNG Prime reported on 16 Oct 2026: MISC orders five more LNG carriers in China.
Read the full story on LNG PrimeMalaysian shipping firm MISC has officially signed a shipbuilding deal with China’s Hudong-Zhonghua for five additional newbuild 174,000-cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, which will serve a 20-year charter with a unit of MISC’s parent, Petronas.
Context from CEII
Gas is the flexible backbone of many grids and the designated transition fuel in many national plans, from LNG trade to domestic LPG and CNG. Supply security and pricing drive both power reliability and emissions.
3.0% of electricity in China came from gas in 2024Countries in this story
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