Indonesia cuts natural gas exports to Singapore as it prioritises domestic demand印尼削减对新加坡的天然气出口，优先满足国内需求。
Indonesia has begun cutting natural gas exports to Singapore by a total of 31 billion British thermal units per day (BBTUD) from today (Oct 24), Indonesia media reported.This comes days after Indonesia's Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said that Indonesia would consider reviewing energy export agreements with countries that did not show mutual respect.The Straits Times reported on...
Indonesia has begun cutting natural gas exports to Singapore by a total of 31 billion British thermal units per day (BBTUD) from today (Oct 24), Indonesia media reported.
This comes days after Indonesia's Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said that Indonesia would consider reviewing energy export agreements with countries that did not show mutual respect.
The Straits Times reported on Saturday (Oct 24) that natural gas exports from Natuna regency would be reduced by 15 BBTUD, while another 16 BBTUD will be cut from pipelines in Sumatra, according to local media quoting Indonesia upstream oil and gas regulator SKK Migas.
SKK Migas chief Djoko Siswanto said the cuts would take effect on Oct 24, with the reduction in Sumatra originating from the Jambi Merang gas field.
“Starting tomorrow, we will reduce gas exports to Singapore by 15 BBTUD from Natuna and 16 BBTUD from Sumatra,” Djoko was quoted as saying on the sidelines of an energy industry awards ceremony in Jakarta on Oct 23, The Straits Times reported.
Djoko added that the cuts would affect only Singapore because the export pipelines are directly connected to the Republic.
The move also comes days after Bahlil said Indonesia needed to safeguard its resources and prioritise domestic consumption.
"I am also perhaps thinking of not extending gas exports to neighbouring countries because we have to survive and meet domestic needs," he told reporters after a Cabinet meeting in Jakarta.
The cuts also follow warnings by Bahlil that Indonesia could stop exporting energy to countries that it deemed failed to show mutual respect.
"I will not hesitate to consider stopping exports to countries that do not respect Indonesia," he said.
Indonesia is one of Singapore's main sources of natural gas, with existing import contracts due to expire at the end of 2028, Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong told Parliament in September 2025.
According to the Energy Market Authority, 40 per cent of Singapore's natural gas supply comes from Malaysia and Indonesia pipelines, while the rest was supplied by sea from markets around the world.
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据印尼媒体报道，印尼从今天（10月24日）起，每天将对新加坡的天然气出口量削减310亿英热单位（BGTUD）。
就在几天前，印尼能源和矿产资源部长巴赫利尔·拉哈达利亚表示，印尼将考虑重新审视与那些不表现出相互尊重的国家签订的能源出口协议。
据《海峡时报》周六（10 月 24 日）报道，根据当地媒体援引印尼上游油气监管机构 SKK Migas 的消息，纳土纳县的天然气出口将减少 150 亿吨/日，而苏门答腊的管道也将削减 160 亿吨/日。
SKK Migas 首席执行官 Djoko Siswanto 表示，减产将于 10 月 24 日生效，苏门答腊的减产主要来自占碑梅朗气田。
据《海峡时报》报道，佐科在10月23日于雅加达举行的能源行业颁奖典礼间隙表示：“从明天开始，我们将从纳土纳减少向新加坡出口150亿吨/日的天然气，从苏门答腊减少160亿吨/日的天然气。”
佐科补充说，此次减产只会影响新加坡，因为出口管道直接与新加坡共和国相连。
就在几天前，巴赫利尔还表示，印尼需要保护其资源并优先考虑国内消费。
“我还在考虑是否要扩大对邻国的天然气出口，因为我们必须生存下去，满足国内需求，”他在雅加达内阁会议后告诉记者。
此次削减措施也与巴赫利尔此前的警告相呼应，即印尼可能会停止向其认为未能表现出相互尊重的国家出口能源。
他说：“对于不尊重印度尼西亚的国家，我将毫不犹豫地考虑停止出口。”
新加坡副总理颜金勇在2025年9月向国会表示，印度尼西亚是新加坡的主要天然气来源国之一，现有的进口合同将于2028年底到期。
据能源市场管理局称，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，其余部分则通过海运从世界各地的市场供应。
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