Spanish Shipbuilder Gets Tanker Contract

Oil and gas group Repsol-YPF had awarded the construction of three liquid natural gas tankers to Spanish state shipbuilder Astilleros Espanoles. The order is reportedly worth $579.4 million. The boats each have a capacity of 138,000 cu. m and would be used to ship liquid natural gas from Trinidad and Tobago, Repsol's gas unit Gas Natural said.