BP Is Buying 13 Oil Ships in Largest 2012 Order for Tankers
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BP Plc, the world’s third-largest charterer of ships to carry oil, confirmed an order for 13 of the vessels, 2012’s largest shipbuilding accord for tankers.
The order includes three Suezmax ships, each able to hold 1 million barrels of crude, and 10 smaller Aframaxes, London-based BP spokesman Toby Odone said today by phone. The first vessel is scheduled for delivery late next year, he said. The company also has options to build eight more tankers, Adam Smith, a spokesman for its shipping unit, said separately by phone.