Jakarta \u2014 The Commission XII of the Indonesian House of\nRepresentatives has revealed that escalating conflict involving the\nUnited States, Israel, and Iran in the Middle East is beginning to\nimpact Indonesia\u2019s energy supply chain.<\/p>\n
With conditions in the Persian Gulf region intensifying and the\nStrait of Hormuz facing closures, this has caused disruptions to cargo\ndistribution from Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern nations to\nseveral countries, including Indonesia.<\/p>\n
Bambang Patijaya, Chairman of Commission XII, indicated that certain\nshipments from Saudi Arabia destined for Indonesia are now being held\nup.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, so indeed with the war between America and Israel against Iran,\nthis is impacting supply because it especially goes through the Strait\nof Hormuz. At present, there is cargo held up from Saudi Arabia bound\nfor Indonesia,\u201d Bambang told CNBC Indonesia on Monday, 2 March 2026.<\/p>\n
\u201cCurrently, Indonesia imports three types of goods from Saudi Arabia.\nFirst is crude oil, second is petroleum products such as petrol or\nPertalite, and third is liquefied petroleum gas,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
Bambang has requested that the government, through the Directorate\nGeneral of Oil and Gas (Ditjen Migas) under the Ministry of Energy and\nMineral Resources, undertake further coordination. A\nbusiness-to-business approach between Pertamina and other trading\npartners outside Saudi Arabia is considered necessary to be executed\npromptly, given that global energy supply does not depend solely on a\nsingle country source.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo for instance, if there are problems with Saudi Arabia\u2019s Aramco,\ncertainly other solutions can be sought, since supply is not only from\nSaudi Arabia alone,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, Bambang urged PT Pertamina to move quickly in analysing\nthe situation and making tactical decisions to mitigate the risk of\ndomestic supply shortages.<\/p>\n
Regarding impact on prices, he acknowledged that such fluctuations\nare difficult to avoid because Indonesia\u2019s energy price benchmark\n(Indonesian Crude Price\/ICP) is heavily dependent on global market price\nmovements responding to the war situation.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor this reason, we hope that Pertamina can quickly analyse the\nsituation and make decisions to anticipate and mitigate this current\nsituation,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/hormuz-strait-tensions-indonesias-saudi-oil-shipments-under-strain-1772459915", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }