Pre-qualified shipowners bidding to build three LNG carriers for the Ichthys production project have been called in to attend clarification meetings.
Companies are due to meet with officials from project shareholders Total and Inpex in Paris from next week onwards to discuss the vessels.
It is unclear as yet whether all the nine pre-qualified groups will be called in or whether some have already been weeded out.
The current line-up is believed to comprise Mitsui OSK Lines, NYK, K Line, MISC, SK Shipping offering in partnership with Marubeni, Maran Gas Maritime, GasLog, BW Gas and Teekay.
Owners were able to offer in for both newbuildings and existing vessels, although most are said to have proposed the former.
Industry players explained that the process may be...
