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        "id": 1734062,
        "msgid": "analyst-views-asean-energy-research-as-essential-to-face-supply-threats-1778579591",
        "date": "2026-05-12 15:45:34",
        "title": "Analyst views ASEAN energy research as essential to face supply threats",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "International relations expert Teuku Rezasyah emphasises the need for in-depth research on energy positions in ASEAN countries amid geopolitical uncertainties and global supply disruptions, particularly following US actions against Iran. He highlights varying energy dependencies across the region and anticipates challenges in ratifying the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Petroleum Security (APSA), which aims to enable mutual assistance during fuel shortages. Indonesia, as a major consumer, may leverage the agreement for better negotiations with oil exporters, while also considering peaceful nuclear development to bolster its energy security.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - International Relations expert Teuku Rezasyah\nbelieves that in-depth research on the energy position in each ASEAN\ncountry is important amid geopolitical uncertainties and global energy\nsupply threats.<\/p>\n<p>The lecturer in International Relations at President University told\nANTARA in Jakarta on Tuesday that research is needed to examine the\nenergy conditions of ASEAN countries, both before and after the US\nattack on Iran.<\/p>\n<p>He assessed that ASEAN countries have varying energy needs and\ndependencies. Several countries still heavily rely on crude oil, while\nothers are beginning to promote energy diversification.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the push by ASEAN countries to accelerate ratification of\nthe ASEAN Framework Agreement on Petroleum Security (APSA), Rezasyah\npredicts that implementing the scheme will not be easy.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, Indonesia, as a populous country with development\nin many regions, requires far more oil energy than other smaller ASEAN\ncountries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not impossible that a new stigma will emerge, where Indonesia\nas the largest consumer uses the ASEAN mechanism as a new bargaining\npower in relations with oil-exporting countries,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also believes Indonesia needs to reconsider building nuclear\nfacilities for peaceful purposes.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, he stated that Indonesia\u2019s high global credibility has\nthe potential to open support from various advanced countries, including\nthe United States, Russia, China, Australia, and Japan.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn assured that the\nAPSA ratification process will be completed before the 49th ASEAN Summit\nat the end of this year.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement allows ASEAN countries to assist each other during fuel\nshortages while strengthening regional cooperation in the energy\nsector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCountry officials have received instructions from their leaders that\nthe APSA ratification process must be accelerated by all member states,\u201d\nsaid Kao Kim Hourn in a press conference on the results of the 48th\nASEAN Summit at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta on Monday.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/analyst-views-asean-energy-research-as-essential-to-face-supply-threats-1778579591",
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