SINGAPORE: Liquefied natural gas (LNG) traded by Singapore-based companies is usually shipped directly from its source country to its destination without physically passing through Singapore, the Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry (METI) said on Friday (Oct 30).
The clarification follows remarks by Indonesian Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia, who suggested that some LNG shipped from Indonesia to Singapore was subsequently resold to other countries rather than used for domestic consumption, according to local media reports.
Speaking to reporters on Thursday after a meeting with President Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta, Mr Bahlil said Indonesia had shipped 148 LNG cargoes to Singapore.He did not specify the period over which the cargoes were shipped.
He said he believed some of these cargoes were likely resold to other countries, with the rest used to meet Singapore’s domestic demand, local media Jakarta Globe and Antara reported.
Mr Bahlil did not provide evidence identifying specific shipments that had been re-exported, Jakarta Globe reported.
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