Singapore’s pipeline gas from Indonesia under question as Jakarta weighs not renewing contracts

Indonesia is considering terminating its natural gas export contracts with neighboring countries, including Singapore, due to a directive from President Prabowo Subianto to prioritize domestic energy needs amidst global geopolitical and energy challenges.

Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia indicated that contracts with countries deemed "uncooperative and disrespectful" might not be renewed.

Currently, 40% of Singapore's natural gas is supplied by Indonesia and Malaysia, with the rest sourced globally, as the nation has diversified its energy sources through LNG imports and expanded solar capacity.

SINGAPORE, Oct 23 — Indonesia is weighing the option of ending gas export contracts with its neighbours, including Singapore, which counts the republic as one of its main sources of natural gas.

AsiaOne reported that Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia, who has led Golkar since August 2024, made the remarks to reporters on Wednesday after a plenary meeting at the State Palace in Jakarta marking the second anniversary of President Prabowo Subianto’s administration.

According to Indonesian media, Bahlil said the option was being considered in line with Prabowo’s directive for the country to adopt a survival-oriented approach amid geopolitical tensions and global energy challenges, and that domestic demand should be met first before supplies are allocated overseas.

“I am also considering not renewing gas export contracts with neighbouring countries,” the Jakarta Globe quoted him as saying.

He doubled down yesterday at the launch of a gas facility, with Antara reporting him as saying Indonesia was prepared to review exports to countries it deemed “uncooperative and disrespectful”.

“So, if other countries want a different view of us, be careful,” he said, without appearing to name any country.

Indonesia exports gas to several major Asian economies, including China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, and its current contracts with Singapore expire at the end of 2028.

According to Singapore’s Energy Market Authority, 40 per cent of the republic’s natural gas supply comes via pipelines from Malaysia and Indonesia, with the rest shipped in from markets worldwide.

Jakarta’s shift towards prioritising domestic needs is not new. In September 2023, Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong, then Minister for Trade and Industry, told Parliament that no single country accounted for more than 30 per cent of Singapore’s gas imports.

Gan said Singapore’s LNG terminal, which began operations in 2013, allowed it to import from suppliers around the world, with LNG making up close to 60 per cent of its total natural gas supply, and that a second terminal was being built to boost import capacity.

Singapore has also been diversifying its energy mix, hitting its target of at least 2 gigawatt-peak of solar capacity ahead of its 2030 deadline and raising it to 3 gigawatt-peak.

In 2025, it set up Singapore GasCo as a central gas aggregator to ensure the country remains adequately contracted for natural gas at all times.

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由于总统普拉博沃·苏比安托指示在当前全球地缘政治和能源挑战下优先考虑国内能源需求，印尼正在考虑终止与包括新加坡在内的邻国的天然气出口合同。

能源和矿产资源部长巴赫利尔·拉哈达利亚表示，与被认为“不合作和不尊重”的国家签订的合同可能不会续签。

目前，新加坡 40% 的天然气由印度尼西亚和马来西亚供应，其余部分则来自世界各地。新加坡通过进口液化天然气和扩大太阳能发电能力，实现了能源来源多元化。

新加坡，10 月 23 日——印尼正在考虑终止与邻国（包括新加坡）的天然气出口合同，新加坡是印尼的主要天然气来源国之一。

据 AsiaOne 报道，自 2024 年 8 月起领导从业党的能源和矿产资源部长巴赫利尔·拉哈达利亚 (Bahlil Lahadalia) 周三在雅加达总统府举行的全体会议后向记者发表了上述言论。此次会议是为了纪念普拉博沃·苏比安托总统执政两周年。

据印尼媒体报道，巴赫利尔表示，这一选项是根据普拉博沃的指示而考虑的，普拉博沃指示印尼在当前地缘政治紧张局势和全球能源挑战下采取以生存为导向的方式，并且应该首先满足国内需求，然后再向海外分配供应。

据《雅加达环球报》报道，他表示：“我还在考虑不再与邻国续签天然气出口合同。”

昨天，他在一座天然气设施的启动仪式上再次重申了自己的立场。据安塔拉通讯社报道，他表示印尼准备重新审视对那些被其视为“不合作和不尊重”的国家的出口政策。

“所以，如果其他国家对我们有不同的看法，那就小心点，”他说，但似乎没有点名任何国家。

印尼向包括中国、日本、韩国、新加坡、马来西亚和泰国在内的几个亚洲主要经济体出口天然气，其与新加坡的现有合同将于 2028 年底到期。

根据新加坡能源市场管理局的数据，新加坡40%的天然气供应来自马来西亚和印度尼西亚的管道，其余部分则从世界各地的市场进口。

雅加达将战略重心转向国内需求并非新鲜事。2023年9月，时任贸易及工业部长、副总理颜金勇在国会表示，没有任何一个国家的天然气进口量占新加坡天然气进口总量的30%以上。

颜先生表示，新加坡的液化天然气接收站于 2013 年开始运营，使新加坡能够从世界各地的供应商进口天然气，液化天然气占其天然气总供应量的近 60%，并且正在建设第二个接收站以提高进口能力。

新加坡也一直在努力实现能源结构多元化，在2030年最后期限前实现了至少2吉瓦峰值的太阳能发电容量目标，并计划将其提高到3吉瓦峰值。

2025 年，新加坡成立了新加坡天然气公司（Singapore GasCo），作为中央天然气聚合商，以确保该国始终保持充足的天然气供应。

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