WP regrets Indonesia’s move to cut gas exports to S’pore, stresses importance of honouring contracts

The Workers’ Party backed Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s call earlier in the day for commercial gas supply contracts to be honoured.

Published Oct 25, 2026, 10:10 PM

Updated Oct 25, 2026, 10:12 PM

SINGAPORE – The Workers’ Party said it regrets the Indonesian government’s decision to cut natural gas exports to Singapore, if the move was prompted by recent unrelated developments, and stressed the importance of honouring international commercial contracts.

In a statement posted on Facebook on Oct 25, the opposition party backed Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s call earlier in the day for commercial gas supply contracts to be honoured.

“The WP agrees that the sanctity of international commercial contracts, particularly those that cover our key utilities, is an issue of national importance,” the party said.

It added that while the extent of the current reduction of gas exports to date by Indonesia appears tolerable, the episode is a reminder of the importance of diversifying Singapore’s energy supply chains, especially in an increasingly unpredictable international environment.

The WP’s remarks come amid tensions over the transboundary haze affecting Singapore and the region.

The party noted that recent comments by current and former Indonesian officials on the haze had become conflated in some quarters with allegations of a conspiracy by Singapore’s sovereign wealth funds to influence Indonesia’s standing in financial markets, as well as Indonesia’s latest decision to curtail gas exports.

Indonesia announced on Oct 24 that it would reduce natural gas exports to Singapore by 31 billion British thermal units per day (BBTUD), as part of efforts to prioritise domestic energy needs. The reduction involves gas supplied through pipelines from Natuna and Sumatra.

Earlier in the week on Oct 20, former Indonesia trade minister Muhammad Lutfi alleged that GIC and Temasek had pressured global index provider MSCI to consider downgrading Indonesia’s stock market classification, purportedly to trigger a sell-off that would allow investors to acquire Indonesian shares at lower prices.

Both Singapore investment entities rejected the allegations the next day, with Temasek describing them as “patently untrue” .

The Energy Market Authority has also since said Indonesia’s gas export cuts, based on information from natural gas importers, amounted to 17 BBTUD over a period of 18 days, or less than 2% of the Republic’s daily gas demand .

In its statement, the WP expressed regret over Indonesia’s decision “if due to recent unconnected events”, which it clarified referred to the haze situation and allegations involving GIC and Temasek.

The WP noted that Parliament had been informed in 2023 that piped natural gas supplies from Indonesia would decline from that year, but that consumers’ electricity supply would not be affected.

It said its MPs had been tracking the issue of gas supplies from Indonesia through their work in Parliament.

In 2022, Aljunied GRC MP Gerald Giam had asked about unplanned curtailments of piped natural gas supplies from Indonesia and measures to improve their reliability.

Then-Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong replied that contracted volumes of piped natural gas were revised annually, and had been gradually declining because of depleting supplies from Indonesian gas fields.

That same year, Sengkang GRC MP Louis Chua asked about the terms and expiry dates of Singapore’s gas supply contracts with Indonesia.

Gan declined to disclose the details owing to commercial sensitivities, but said Singapore would safeguard its energy security by diversifying its sources of natural gas, including through LNG imports from other countries, it pointed out.

The party also said its MPs had filed haze-related questions for the upcoming parliamentary sitting and would follow up with supplementary questions where appropriate.

It would also continue to speak on energy and economic policies in Parliament.

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工人党支持总理黄循财当天早些时候提出的履行商业煤气供应合同的呼吁。

发布于2026年10月25日晚上10:10

更新于2026年10月25日晚上10:12

新加坡——工人党表示，如果印尼政府削减对新加坡天然气出口的决定是由近期无关的事态发展所引发，则该党对此表示遗憾，并强调了履行国际商业合同的重要性。

反对党于 10 月 25 日在 Facebook 上发表声明，支持总理黄循财当天早些时候提出的履行商业燃气供应合同的呼吁。

“工人党认为，国际商业合同的神圣性，特别是那些涵盖我们关键公用事业的合同的神圣性，是一个国家重要问题，”该党表示。

报告还指出，虽然印尼迄今为止减少天然气出口的程度似乎尚可接受，但这一事件提醒人们，新加坡能源供应链多元化的重要性，尤其是在日益难以预测的国际环境下。

工人党发表上述言论之际，正值新加坡和该地区因跨境雾霾而关系紧张之时。

该党指出，一些现任和前任印尼官员最近就雾霾发表的评论，在某些方面与新加坡主权财富基金密谋影响印尼在金融市场地位的指控，以及印尼最近限制天然气出口的决定混为一谈。

印尼于10月24日宣布，将减少对新加坡的天然气出口量，每日减少310亿英热单位（BGTUD），以优先满足国内能源需求。此次减产涉及通过管道从纳土纳群岛和苏门答腊岛输送的天然气。

本周早些时候，10 月 20 日，印尼前贸易部长穆罕默德·卢特菲 (Muhammad Lutfi) 声称，新加坡政府投资公司 (GIC) 和淡马锡控股 (Temasek) 向全球指数提供商 MSCI 施压，要求其考虑下调印尼股市的评级，据称是为了引发抛售潮，使投资者能够以更低的价格购买印尼股票。

第二天，两家新加坡投资机构均否认了这些指控，淡马锡更是称这些指控“显然不属实”。

能源市场管理局随后表示，根据天然气进口商提供的信息，印尼在 18 天内天然气出口削减了 170 亿吨/日，不到该国每日天然气需求的 2%。

工人党在声明中对印尼的决定表示遗憾，“如果这是由于最近发生的无关事件”，并澄清说，这指的是雾霾情况以及涉及新加坡政府投资公司和淡马锡的指控。

工人党指出，国会在 2023 年被告知，从那一年起，来自印度尼西亚的管道天然气供应将会减少，但消费者的电力供应不会受到影响。

该党表示，其议员一直在议会工作中关注印尼天然气供应问题。

2022年，阿裕尼集选区议员严燕松曾询问有关印尼管道天然气供应意外减少以及提高其可靠性的措施。

时任贸易和工业部长颜金勇回应说，管道天然气的合同量每年都会进行修订，并且由于印尼天然气田的供应减少而逐渐下降。

同年，盛港集选区议员蔡瑞祥询问了新加坡与印度尼西亚天然气供应合同的条款和到期日。

甘先生因商业敏感性拒绝透露详情，但他指出，新加坡将通过天然气来源多元化来保障其能源安全，包括从其他国家进口液化天然气。

该党还表示，其议员已向即将召开的议会会议提交了与雾霾相关的质询，并将在适当情况下提出补充质询。

它还将继续在议会就能源和经济政策发表意见。

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