Bahlil Reveals Indonesia's Fuel Import Data, Majority from Singapore

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia has detailed the sources of Indonesia’s fuel and crude oil imports. He revealed that 62% of the country’s fuel imports originate from Singapore, while 35% come from Malaysia, with the remaining 3% sourced from other countries. Bahlil also noted that 16% of crude oil imports are supplied by Saudi Arabia and African nations such as Nigeria, Angola, and Gabon. “So, the fuel we import, the petrol and diesel, or finished products, we do not import from the Middle East. We import them from Southeast Asian countries, specifically Singapore and Malaysia. Let’s be clear about it,” Bahlil stated during the CNBC Indonesia Energy Forum on Friday (26/6/2026). He highlighted a significant gap between domestic production and consumption, with Indonesia’s oil lifting currently at 605,000 barrels per day against a consumption rate of 1.5 to 1.6 million barrels per day. “We shouldn’t applaud, because I find this very worrying. Our current lifting in 2025 is 605,000 barrels per day, but our consumption is 1.5 to 1.6 million barrels per day,” he explained. To address the declining production, Bahlil outlined three main strategies. The first involves the optimisation of existing fields using advanced technology, including fracking, Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), and horizontal drilling. The second strategy focuses on the reactivation of idle wells, with 792 wells already reactivated in 2025 out of a total of 7,345 identified. The third strategy is to accelerate exploration in Eastern Indonesia by expediting the construction of wells that have completed their Plan of Development (PoD). Bahlil adopted a firm tone regarding the latter, stating, “For this approach, we have to be half Javanese, half Papuan. We must be gentle and negotiate, but if you don’t act, I will revoke the concession. Because the concession you hold belongs to the state, as mandated by Article 33 of the 1945 Constitution.”