![Tug boats tow an AET Tankers Pte liquid natural gas (LNG) dual-fuelled aframax vessel near the Samsung Heavy Industries Co. shipyard in this aerial photograph taken in Geoje, South Korea, on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. Korea Development Bank (KDB) has contacted Samsung Heavy on whether it would be interested in Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. before the bank makes a definitive decision on its stake. Samsung Heavy will review KDB's proposal for Daewoo, the company said in a text message. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/X6PXL7BBPUAIOPVYX27ZN2NELM.jpg?smart=true&auth=c9f135097c76861174fa75117fbb7327fd015b77a47a4505a2e5cbc0f10db916&width=400&height=225)
Australia overtook Qatar as the world's top exporter of the super-chilled fuel in December 2018. Bloomberg
Australia overtook Qatar as the world's top exporter of the super-chilled fuel in December 2018. Bloomberg
UAE eyes strategic energy partnerships with Australia
Australia is the world's top LNG exporter, accounting for 21.3 per cent of global supply
The National
13 June, 2019