The signing of the deal coincided with the fifth annual asia cooperation dialogue meeting taking place in doha with the participation of asian foreign ministers including south korea ' s ban ki - moon . the carriers will be leased to qatar liquefied gas company , a joint venture between qatar petroleum and energy giant exxonmobil , to transport lng from one of their largest projects at the north field , estimated to contain nearly 10 percent of the world ' s proven gas reserves 這些液化天然氣運(yùn)輸船在交貨后將會(huì)被租借給卡塔爾液化氣公司,這是一家由卡塔爾石油公司與能源業(yè)巨頭埃克森美孚公司共同組建的合資公司,卡塔爾北方油田所擁有的天然氣儲(chǔ)量估計(jì)約占全球已探明天然氣總量的10 % ,而該公司在這一地區(qū)擁有多個(gè)超大型油氣田,它們將會(huì)使用這些船只把其中一個(gè)油氣田里所出產(chǎn)的天然氣向外輸出。