Samsung Heavy snags $3bn in orders for 14 LNG carriers

South Korean shipbuilders benefit as Europe seeks alternatives to pipeline gas

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An LNG carrier built by Samsung Heavy. (Photo courtesy of Samsung Heavy Industries)

KOTARO HOSOKAWA, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- Samsung Heavy Industries said Wednesday it has won orders for 14 liquefied natural gas carriers worth 3.9 trillion won ($3 billion) as European countries reduce natural gas purchases from Russia and look for alternative sources of the fuel in the wake of the Ukraine invasion.

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