LNG Traded by Singapore-Based Firms Usually Does Not Physically Pass Through Singapore, Says METI
Bahlil Lahadalia said 148 LNG cargoes sent to Singapore may have been traded onward as Indonesia cut pipeline gas exports for domestic needs.
- On Thursday, Indonesian Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia alleged that Singapore resells some of the 148 LNG cargoes imported from Indonesia to other countries rather than using them domestically.
- This allegation follows Indonesia's Oct 24 decision to reduce pipeline gas exports to Singapore, diverting supplies to electricity generation in Batam, Bintan, and Sumatra to meet domestic energy needs.
- On Friday, the Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry clarified that LNG traded by Singapore-based companies typically ships directly from source to destination, with more than 50 firms participating globally.
- Bahlil defended the reductions as within contractual limits, insisting, "Do not lecture Indonesia about its commitment to honouring and respecting contracts," while Prime Minister Lawrence Wong stated on Oct 25 that Singapore expects parties to honor commercial commitments.
- Despite these tensions, Investment Minister Rosan Roeslani affirmed that Singapore's investment commitments to Indonesia, which reached $17.4 billion in 2025, remain intact as both nations establish a joint task force to address transboundary haze.
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Credit: Sugarman Joe - UnsplashIndonesia has started using its gas as a political lever against Singapore, first cutting pipeline deliveries and then questioning what the city state does with Indonesian LNG.
LNG traded by Singapore-based firms usually does not physically pass through Singapore, says METI
The Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry was responding to claims by Indonesian Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia that some LNG shipped from Indonesia to Singapore was subsequently resold to other countries.
Bahlil Lahadalia suspects Singapore of selling another 148 cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exported by Indonesia to that country to other countries.
Indonesia minister alleges Singapore resells LNG amid calls to improve ties: 'Some are traded and subsequently exported'
Indonesian minister Bahlil Lahadalia has alleged that Singapore is reselling some of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes imported from Indonesia to other countries."I believe that not all of the 148 cargoes we send are used for Singapore’s own needs, but some are traded and subsequently exported to other countries," the Coordinating Minister for Downstreaming and Energy Transition said on...
Indonesia minister accuses Singapore of reselling LNG amid calls to ease bilateral tensions
A Indonesian minister has accused Singapore of reselling some of the LNG it imports from Indonesia to other countries, even as other officials and business leaders called for calm amid tensions over energy supplies and transboundary haze. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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