Nakilat -Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) has celebrated its 100th LNG carrier repair at Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma Shipyard in Qatar.
N-KOM praised its parent companies for its success- Qatar’s Nakilat and Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine – together with its Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma Shipyard’s strategic location in Ras Laffan Industrial City.
“The milestone is confirmation of N-KOM’s position as a leading provider of repairs and maintenance to LNG carriers in the region,” the company said in a statement.
Recently, the shipyard signed an agreement to co-operate on LNG and gas service projects.
Later this year it will undertake the first ME-GI (Electronically Controlled-Gas) conversion of a Q-Max LNG carrier.
Currently the company is involved in other engine retrofit projects for vessels to run on LNG fuel.
Abdullah Fadhalah Al-Sulaiti, chairman of N-KOM and managing director of Nakilat , said: ” Nakilat is a world-leader in global gas transportation and we are proud that Nakilat ‘s joint venture with Keppel Offshore & Marine has grown to become a leader in the repair of LNG carriers.
“The shipyard’s continued success is part of our commitment to the sustainable diversification of Qatar’s economy and to the Qatar National Vision 2030.”
Al-Sulaiti extended his gratitude to Qatar’s Minister of Energy and Industry HE Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al Sada and N-KOM’s stakeholders.
N-KOM shipyard was established in 2007 as a joint venture between Qatar’s gas shipper Nakilat and offshore rig constructor and ship repairer Keppel Offshore & Marine.
Today it serves a number of esteemed oil and gas companies including MOL, NYK, “K”-Line, Teekay, Pronav and Shell.
