Indonesia cuts pipeline gas exports to Singapore by about 9%

JAKARTA - Indonesia cut 31 million standard cubic feet of gas per day (mmscfd) from its pipeline natural gas exports to Singapore starting on Saturday (Oct 24) to divert supply to the domestic power sector, upstream oil and gas regulator SKK Migas said.

• Indonesia cut 15 mmscfd from its supply to Singapore from Natuna and another 16 mmscfd of gas from Sumatra, SKK Migas chairman Djoko Siswanto told Reuters on Saturday.

• Singapore's Energy Market Authority said the total reduction amounts to 17 bbtud over a period of 18 days, which is "less than two per cent of our total daily gas demand of more than 1,000 bbtud".

• "EMA understands that our importers will pursue all relevant recourse in their contracts for the gas supply disruption," the Energy Market Authority spokesperson said

• Singapore's Energy Market Authority said state gas buyer GasCo is ready to import more LNG at any time and that the country has sufficient energy supplies for national demand

• Most of Indonesia's gas exports to Singapore are delivered via pipeline, and the cuts would account for around nine per cent of that supply

• "In order to safeguard the reliability of domestic gas supplies for electricity generation, effective today, gas supplies previously destined for Singapore are being redirected for domestic use," said Djoko

• The gas is being redirected to meet electricity needs in Batam, Bintan and Sumatra, he said

• Batam and several cities in Indonesia's Riau Islands province suffered a blackout that lasted 16 hours earlier this month

• Indonesia energy minister Bahlil Lahadalia earlier this week said he would prioritise natural resources use for domestic needs, and review contracts to maintain energy security

• Singapore generates up to ⁠95 per cent of its electricity from natural gas

雅加达——印尼上游油气监管机构SKK Migas表示，印尼从周六（10月24日）起，每天削减向新加坡输送3100万标准立方英尺（mmscfd）的管道天然气，以将供应转向国内电力行业。

• SKK Migas 董事长 Djoko Siswanto 周六对路透社表示，印度尼西亚从纳土纳向新加坡供应的天然气减少了 15 mmscfd，并从苏门答腊岛减少了 16 mmcfd 的天然气供应。

• 新加坡能源市场管理局表示，18 天内天然气总减量为 17 bbtud，这“不到我们每日超过 1000 bbtud 天然气总需求的 2%”。

能源市场管理局发言人表示：“我们理解，我们的进口商将根据合同，就天然气供应中断事件寻求所有相关的追索权。”

新加坡能源市场管理局表示，国有天然气采购商GasCo随时准备进口更多液化天然气，该国能源供应充足，足以满足国内需求。

• 印尼对新加坡的大部分天然气出口是通过管道输送的，此次减产将占该部分供应量的约9%。

“为了保障国内发电用气供应的可靠性，从今天起，原先运往新加坡的天然气供应将转用于国内用途，”佐科说道。

他说，这些天然气将被重新分配，以满足巴淡岛、民丹岛和苏门答腊岛的电力需求。

• 本月初，印尼廖内群岛省的巴淡岛和几个城市遭遇了持续16个小时的停电。

• 印尼能源部长巴赫利尔·拉哈达利亚本周早些时候表示，他将优先考虑将自然资源用于满足国内需求，并审查相关合同以维护能源安全。

• 新加坡高达 95% 的电力来自天然气