Safe Supply, SKK Migas Boss Make Sure There Are No LNG Imports

Head of the Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas), Djoko Siswanto. (Maria Trisnawati / VOI)

JAKARTA - Head of the Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas), Djoko Siswanto, emphasized that he would not import liquid natural gas or liquid Natural Gas considering that domestic needs had been met.

This follows a statement by the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto who said that Indonesia would import LNG and LPG in response to the 32 percent reciprocal tariff policy by US President Donald Trump. Indonesia plans to take a negotiation route by importing to meet the US trade balance deficit of 17 billion US dollars.

Djoxis said, Djoko Siswanto's nickname, currently Indonesia can still meet the needs of domestic LNG. Indonesia, he said, only imports fuel oil and LPG from the United States.

"Until now, we haven't imported it yet. If it is needed, we will see that it is being evaluated, while we are still trying to fulfill the LNG from within the country," he said, quoted on Thursday, April 10.

According to Djoko, Indonesia can even export gas through pipeline gas from the Natuna Islands to Singapore but volume reduction will be carried out. It is planned that the reduction in LNG's export quota to Singapore will be carried out in June of 30 MMBTU or as many as 3 cargoes.

"We will maximize the export of piped gas from Natuna, from Sumatra we reduce those to Singapore for domestic needs. We maximize the fulfillment of Singapore from Natuna," he continued.

Djoko further said that the domestic LNG supply for the second quarter of this year had been fulfilled

"We have never imported. Not yet. For April May, Alhamdulillah, it can be fulfilled domestically," he said.