Indonesia gas export cuts account for less than 2% of Singapore's daily needs: EMA

Indonesia has begun cutting natural gas exports to Singapore but the reduction amounts to less than 2 per cent of Singapore's total daily gas demand, said the Energy Market Authority (EMA) on Saturday (Oct 24).

The reduction, announced by Indonesian authorities on Saturday, comes days after Indonesia's Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia on Oct 21 said that Indonesia would consider reviewing energy export agreements to prioritise domestic demand.

A day later, on Oct 22, Bahlil doubled-down on his comments during the inauguration of a gas facility, saying he is similarly prepared to evaluate energy exports with countries deemed "uncooperative and disrespectful".

In a statement to the media, EMA said the total reduction amounts to 17 billion British thermal units per day (bbtud) over a period of 18 days.

"This is less than 2% 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 authority added that there are contingency plans in place to deal with such reductions, pointing to reductions of between 20 bbtud to 100 bbtud owing to planned or urgent maintenance in recent months.

These reductions were replaced with other gas sources without incident, EMA said.

Diversification of import sources

Singapore GasCo, set up in 2025, acts as a central gas aggregator in the country's gas procurement.

It is intended to ensure that the country is adequately contracted for natural gas at all times, said its chief executive Allan Heng in an interview for the Singapore International Energy Week.

EMA said that Singapore GasCo is operationally ready to import more LNG at any time.

Besides Indonesia, the city state also imports natural gas from other sources around the world, it added.

"Power generation companies are further required to maintain sufficient fuel reserves for power generation, including diesel reserves. We therefore have sufficient energy supplies to meet our national demands," it stated.

EMA also said that it will continue to work with the energy industry and its partners to ensure the reliability and resilience of Singapore's energy supply.

Battling wildfires since August and rising domestic frustrations, there has been a spike in sharp rhetoric from prominent Indonesian figures and on social media over the past three weeks.

But neither Malaysian nor Singaporean leaders have criticised Indonesia or its leaders, instead offering help and calling for strong actions against companies which are found to have contributed to the fire.

新加坡能源市场管理局（EMA）周六（10月24日）表示，印尼已开始削减对新加坡的天然气出口，但减量幅度不到新加坡每日天然气总需求的2%。

印尼当局周六宣布的减产计划，是在印尼能源和矿产资源部长巴赫利尔·拉哈达利亚于10月21日表示印尼将考虑重新审视能源出口协议，以优先满足国内需求几天后做出的。

一天后，10 月 22 日，巴赫利尔在天然气设施落成典礼上再次重申了他的言论，称他同样准备评估与那些被认为“不合作和不尊重”的国家之间的能源出口。

欧洲药品管理局 (EMA) 在一份媒体声明中表示，18 天内每天的总减排量达到 170 亿英热单位 (bbtud)。

“这仅占我们每日超过1000亿桶标准日天然气总需求的不到2%。EMA了解到，我们的进口商将根据合同，就此次天然气供应中断采取一切相关补救措施。”

该机构补充说，他们已制定应急计划来应对此类减产，并指出，由于近几个月来计划内或紧急维护，减产幅度在 20 亿至 100 亿吨之间。

欧洲药品管理局表示，这些减产措施已通过其他天然气来源得到替代，且未发生任何事故。

进口来源多元化

新加坡天然气公司（Singapore GasCo）成立于 2025 年，是该国天然气采购的中央天然气聚合商。

该公司首席执行官Allan Heng在接受新加坡国际能源周采访时表示，此举旨在确保该国始终有足够的天然气供应。

EMA表示，新加坡天然气公司已做好随时进口更多液化天然气的运营准备。

该市还补充说，除了印度尼西亚，该城邦还从世界其他地区进口天然气。

声明指出：“发电公司还必须维持充足的发电燃料储备，包括柴油储备。因此，我们有足够的能源供应来满足国家需求。”

EMA还表示，将继续与能源行业及其合作伙伴共同努力，以确保新加坡能源供应的可靠性和韧性。

自 8 月以来，印尼一直在与山火作斗争，国内民众的不满情绪也在不断上升。过去三周，印尼知名人士和社交媒体上的激烈言论激增。

但马来西亚和新加坡的领导人都没有批评印尼或其领导人，反而表示愿意提供帮助，并呼吁对那些被发现与火灾有关的公司名称采取强硬措施。