Indonesia cuts gas exports to Singapore
Indonesia has reduced natural gas exports to Singapore by 31 million standard cubic feet per day to prioritize domestic electricity needs. The move comes amid a diplomatic dispute between the two nations and has prompted Singapore to activate contingency plans.
Why it matters
The reduction highlights regional energy security tensions and the potential for diplomatic spats to impact cross-border utility supply chains.
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ndonesia cut exports of natural gas to Singapore on Saturday to prioritize domestic demand, an official said, with the two countries at loggerheads over regional air pollution emanating from wildfires on the vast archipelago.
The head of SKK Migas, a state agency supervising the oil and gas sector, told AFP that Indonesia would cut a total of 31 million standard cubic feet per day from its supply to Singapore.
Fifteen million standard cubic feet per day was being cut from Natuna in Indonesia's Riau island, and 16 million from Sumatra, SKK Migas chief Djoko Siswanto said in a statement.
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