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        "id": 1651226,
        "msgid": "indonesia-secures-alternative-imports-for-fuel-and-lpg-to-replace-middle-east-supplies-1775109050",
        "date": "2026-04-02 12:20:00",
        "title": "Indonesia Secures Alternative Imports for Fuel and LPG to Replace Middle East Supplies!",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Bahlil Lahadalia, has confirmed that the country has successfully sourced alternative imports for fuel oil (BBM) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from other nations to offset the 20% previously supplied by the volatile Middle East region. He assured that national reserves of all energy products, including petrol, diesel, aviation fuel, and LPG, exceed minimum standards, with domestic production boosted by initiatives like B50 biodiesel and the upcoming RDMP refinery in East Kalimantan expected to create a diesel surplus. This move addresses supply chain concerns amid ongoing Middle East tensions, with additional imports sourced from Southeast Asia and the United States.",
        "content": "<p>Indonesia\u2019s Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Bahlil\nLahadalia, has stated that there are now supplier countries providing\nimports of fuel oil (BBM) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to\nIndonesia. This replaces supplies from the Middle East region, which\nremains tense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen there is tension in the Middle East, we replace it from the\nMiddle East. Alhamdulillah, we have already secured it, there is no\ndoubt anymore. We have got it,\u201d Bahlil emphasised during a press\nconference, quoted on Thursday (2\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>In light of this, Bahlil affirmed that the government is also\nguaranteeing the safe supply of BBM and LPG. Previously, Indonesia\nimported 20% of both oil and LPG from the Middle East, but replacements\nhave now been secured.<\/p>\n<p>Bahlil further emphasised that all energy reserves, from petrol,\ndiesel, avtur, to LPG, are at safe levels and exceed the national\nminimum standards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur BBM reserves are all above the national minimum standards. With\nthe implementation of B50, insya Allah this year we will experience a\nsurplus in our diesel, and once the RDMP in East Kalimantan is\noperational,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Bahlil also addressed concerns regarding the energy supply chain due\nto the conflict in the Middle East region. He explained that the portion\nof crude oil imports from the Middle East is around 20%. Currently, the\ngovernment has successfully secured alternative supply sources from\nother countries to replace that quota.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the need for finished BBM products (petrol) is\nincreasingly being met domestically through the Balikpapan RDMP\nrefinery, which produces 5.6 million kilolitres of petrol and 4.5\nmillion kilolitres of diesel. The remaining petrol shortfall is imported\nfrom Southeast Asia, while LPG imports have been redirected to\nnon-Middle East countries, particularly the United States.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/indonesia-secures-alternative-imports-for-fuel-and-lpg-to-replace-middle-east-supplies-1775109050",
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