Gas Supply may pursue remedies if contract breached following Indonesia’s export cuts: Tan See Leng

Published Oct 25, 2026, 01:40 PM

Updated Oct 25, 2026, 01:40 PM

SINGAPORE - Local gas importer Gas Supply will engage its suppliers to find out if there has been a breach of contract following Indonesia’s move to cut its gas supply to Singapore, and pursue commercial remedies if needed, said Minister for Energy, Trade and Industry (Energy and Industry) Tan See Leng.

The Republic’s gas supplies are covered by commercial contracts which are expected to be honoured, he told reporters in an interview on Oct 25 after the PAP’s biennial conference.

Indonesia had said it would cut natural gas exports to Singapore by 31 billion British thermal units per day (BBTUD) from Oct 24. This was framed in Indonesian media reports as part of President Prabowo Subianto’s government moves to prioritise domestic energy needs amid growing concerns over energy security.

This reduction in piped gas supply from Indonesia will make up less than 2% of Singapore’s total daily gas demand, the Energy Market Authority said.

Tan gave the reassurance that Singapore has sufficient gas supply to meet its demand.

“We have sufficient replacement gas from other sources, and this includes liquefied natural gas,” he added.

Asked about the possible impact on electricity prices, Tan said prices would not be affected that much in the short term due to Indonesia’s move, and Singapore should instead be looking at fluctuations in global prices.

This is because the unit price of gas is usually pegged to the movement of some of the key global indexes, he noted.

Gas Supply, which is wholly owned by Temasek, said on Oct 24 that its delivery of gas to customers here has been affected by “temporary reductions” in supply from its supplier in Indonesia.

On how long it will take to find out if the commercial contracts have been breached, Tan said he will leave it to Gas Supply to closely examine what remedies there are in the commercial contracts that they have entered into.

EMA said that based on the information from Singapore’s natural gas importers, the total reduction amounts to 17 BBTUD over a period of 18 days.

Singapore’s total daily gas demand amounts to more than 1,000 BBTUD. Singapore relies on natural gas for around 95% of its electricity needs. In 2025, 40% of the supply came via pipelines from Malaysia and Indonesia. The rest was supplied by sea from markets around the world.

The reduction affects gas supplied through pipelines from Natuna and Sumatra, and the cuts would affect only Singapore because the relevant export pipelines were connected directly to the city-state. Checks showed that the natural gas from Sumatra is exported to Gas Supply, and the Natuna pipeline connects to a receiving facility operated by Sembcorp Gas.

Singapore had experienced reductions in its gas supply ranging from 20 BBTUD to 100 BBTUD in recent months, a result of planned or urgent maintenance. That shortfall had been replaced with other gas sources without incident, EMA pointed out.

Tan said Singapore has multiple layers of defence in place to ensure its energy security, including diversifying its sources of natural gas and requiring power generation companies to maintain sufficient diesel reserves to guard against gas supply disruptions.

In the medium term, the Republic is building a second LNG terminal and diversifying its energy mix - including exploring alternative energy sources such as biomethane and geothermal, he added.

Tan added that he will elaborate more on the Republic’s future energy mix at his opening speech during the start of the Singapore International Energy Week conference on Oct 26.

“So I would like to urge all of our fellow Singaporeans: keep calm and carry on. We have dealt seamlessly with such reductions in the past, without any incident, and the government will continue to ensure the reliability and the resilience of Singapore’s energy supply,” he said.

At the PAP conference, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said Singapore expects all parties to honour their commitments made under commercial contracts, and the country’s gas importer will take necessary steps to protect its rights and interests.

Indonesia has been planning to reduce gas exports to Singapore for several years to meet growing domestic demand. In 2022, Jakarta agreed to extend gas supplies to Singapore until 2028, but at lower volumes than under the previous contract.

Asked about the timing of Indonesia’s decision to reduce its gas supply and if this was in direct response to Singapore’s comments on the haze issue, Tan said he was not in a position to comment.

发布于2026年10月25日下午1:40

更新于2026年10月25日下午1:40

新加坡——能源、贸易和工业部长（能源和工业）陈思龙表示，在印尼切断对新加坡的天然气供应后，本地天然气进口商 Gas Supply 将与其供应商接洽，以查明是否存在违约行为，并在必要时寻求商业补救措施。

他在10月25日人民行动党两年一度的大会后接受记者采访时表示，共和国的天然气供应由商业合同保障，预计这些合同将得到履行。

印尼曾表示，将从10月24日起每天削减对新加坡310亿英热单位（BGTUD）的天然气出口。印尼媒体报道称，这是普拉博沃·苏比安托总统领导的政府在日益增长的能源安全担忧下，优先考虑国内能源需求的举措之一。

新加坡能源市场管理局表示，印尼管道天然气供应量的减少将占新加坡每日天然气总需求的不到2%。

陈先生保证新加坡有足够的天然气供应来满足其需求。

“我们有来自其他来源的充足替代天然气，其中包括液化天然气，”他补充道。

当被问及印尼此举可能对电价产生的影响时，谭表示，短期内电价不会受到印尼此举的太大影响，新加坡应该关注的是全球电价的波动。

他指出，这是因为天然气的单位价格通常与一些关键全球指数的走势挂钩。

淡马锡全资拥有的天然气供应公司 Gas Supply 于 10 月 24 日表示，由于其在印度尼西亚的供应商暂时减少供应，该公司向本地客户输送天然气受到了影响。

关于需要多久才能查明商业合同是否已被违反，谭表示，他将交由 Gas Supply 公司仔细审查他们签订的商业合同中有哪些补救措施。

EMA表示，根据新加坡天然气进口商提供的信息，18天内总减量达到17 BBTUD。

新加坡每日天然气总需求量超过10亿桶/日。新加坡约95%的电力需求依赖天然气。到2025年，40%的天然气供应将通过管道从马来西亚和印度尼西亚输送，其余部分则通过海运从世界各地市场进口。

此次减产影响的是通过管道从纳土纳和苏门答腊输送的天然气，而且由于相关出口管道直接与新加坡相连，因此减产只会影响新加坡。经核实，来自苏门答腊的天然气出口至Gas Supply公司，而纳土纳管道则连接至胜科天然气公司运营的接收设施。

新加坡近几个月来天然气供应量有所减少，减少幅度在每日200亿至1亿吨之间，这是由于计划内或紧急维护造成的。环境管理署指出，这一缺口已由其他天然气来源弥补，且未发生任何事故。

陈先生表示，新加坡已采取多层防御措施来确保能源安全，包括实现天然气来源多元化，并要求发电公司保持足够的柴油储备，以防止天然气供应中断。

他补充说，中期来看，共和国正在建设第二个液化天然气接收站，并使其能源结构多样化——包括探索生物甲烷和地热等替代能源。

陈先生补充说，他将在10月26日新加坡国际能源周会议开幕式上的开幕致辞中，更详细地阐述新加坡未来的能源结构。

“所以我呼吁所有新加坡同胞：保持冷静，继续前行。过去我们曾顺利应对过类似的减产，没有发生任何事故，政府将继续确保新加坡能源供应的可靠性和韧性。”他说道。

在人民行动党大会上，总理黄循财表示，新加坡希望各方履行其在商业合同下作出的承诺，该国的天然气进口商将采取必要措施保护其权利和利益。

印尼多年来一直计划减少对新加坡的天然气出口，以满足不断增长的国内需求。2022年，雅加达同意将对新加坡的天然气供应延长至2028年，但供应量低于之前的合同规定。

当被问及印尼决定减少天然气供应的时机，以及这是否是对新加坡就雾霾问题发表评论的直接回应时，谭表示他不便置评。